Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend
456 Pages, 6 x 9 in
- Paperback
- 9780816619672
- Published: February 11, 1991
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Scandinavian Folk Belief and Legend
ISBN: 9780816619672
Publication date: February 11th, 1991
456 Pages
9 x 6
An entertaining collection of over 400 folk tales of legends, stories, and magic. Translated from the original Norwegian, Danish, and Swedish, this highly acclaimed work is perfect for bedside or fireside reading.
Reimund Kvideland is professor in the Department of Folklore and Ethnology at the University of Bergen, Norway. He has been editor of Tradisjon since 1975 and contributes to various other ethnology and folkloristic journals. Henning K. Sehmsdorf is professor of Scandinavian and comparative literature at the University of Washington. He is editor of Northwest Folklore and has written numerous articles on folklore, mythology, and Scandinavian and comparative literature.
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