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Asmund and Signy is an Icelandic fairy tale written by Josef Calasanz Poestion in Islandische Märchen and included in The Brown Fairy Book by Andrew Lang. A king and queen had a son and daughter, Asmund and Signy. They lived in two giant oaks until their mother died and their father had to go to war. Prince Ring set out to marry Signy and was tricked by a witch pretending to be her. She raged over not being able to sew and threatened to kill everyone at the wedding. Asmund asked Signy to sew the cloth, but she told Ring of the witch's plans. Ring burned down the house with the witch and Asmund inside. Ring then fell in love with Signy and they had a double wedding with Asmund and Ring's sister. In a study of folktales, the tale of Asmund and Signy is classified as "The True Bride Sews a Wedding Dress". It is also classified as "Princess Sews for False Bride" and there are 8 variants of this tale in Iceland.