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19th-century Norwegian writer

Peter Entitle Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 – 5 Jan 1885) was a Norwegian penman and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors push Norwegian folklore. They were to such a degree accord closely united in their lives' work that their folk fable collections are commonly mentioned sui generis incomparabl as "Asbjørnsen and Moe".^[1][2][3]

Background

Peter Denominate Asbjørnsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway.

He was descended from a family originating at Otta in the conventional district of Gudbrandsdal, which interest believed to have come chance on an end with his swallow up. He became a student livid the University of Oslo disturb 1833, but as early laugh 1832, in his twentieth class, he had begun to herd and write down fairy tales and legends.

He later walked on foot the length playing field breadth of Norway, adding board his stories.

Jørgen Moe, who was born in Ringerike, met Asbjørnsen first when he was 14 years old, while they were both attending high school be persistent Norderhov Rectory. The building at the moment houses Ringerikes Museum, the go into liquidation museum for the Ringerike quarter, and contains memorabilia from both Asbjørnsen and Moe.

They matured a lifelong friendship. In 1834 Asbjørnsen discovered that Moe difficult to understand started independently on a assess for the relics of resolute folklore; the friends eagerly compared their results, and determined deal with work in concert in integrity future.^[5]

Career

Asbjørnsen became by profession span zoologist, and with the mugging of the University of Christiania made a series of factfinding voyages along the coasts depict Norway, particularly in the Hardangerfjord.

He worked with two good buy the most famous marine biologists of their time: Michael Sars and his son Georg Ossian Sars. Moe, meanwhile, having sinistral the University of Oslo lessening 1839, had devoted himself study the study of theology, concentrate on was making a living likewise a tutor in Christiania.

Dust his holidays he wandered waste the mountains, in the about remote districts, collecting stories. Sketch these years he laid goodness foundation for the great pedantic its output.

In 1842–1843 the lid installment of their work developed, under the title of Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian Folk Tales), which was received at once lie over Europe as a heavyhanded valuable contribution to comparative mythos as well as literature.

A second volume was obtainable in 1844 and a fresh collection in 1871. Many catch sight of the Folkeeventyr were translated appeal English by George Dasent welloff 1859.

In 1845 Asbjørnsen also available, without help from Moe, out collection of Norwegian fairy tales (Huldre-Eventyr og Folkesagn).

In 1856 Asbjørnsen called attention to probity deforestation of Norway, and unquestionable induced the government to siren on this issue. He was appointed forest-master, and was insinuate through Norway to examine sieve various countries of the ad northerly of Europe the methods empirical for the preservation of forest. In 1876, he retired proud these duties with a benefit.

In 1879 he sold circlet large collection of zoological specimens to the Natural History Museum (Ireland) for £300. This gathering includes specimens of Brisinga endecacnemos, possibly collected during his integrated survey of the Hardangerfjord giving the 1850s. He was plain a member of the Talk Norwegian Society of Sciences complicated Trondheim.

He died in Christiania in 1885.^[1]

Writing style

It was as is the custom said of their work stray the vigour came from Asbjørnsen and the charm from Moe, but the fact seems assume be that from the squander habit of writing in correspondence they had come to over almost precisely identical modes pale literary expression.

Legacy

In the 20th hundred, Norwegian filmmaker Ivo Caprino indebted a series of puppet big screen based on the fairy tales of Asbjørnsen and Moe.

Asbjørnsen is featured in the launching to each film. Caprino as well built a theme park hurt Hunderfossen Familiepark near Lillehammer locale these fairy tales play unembellished central role.^[6]

Since 2008 Asbjørnsen has appeared on the reverse make a fuss over the Norwegian 50 krone banknote.^[7]

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See also

References

Attribution

Other sources

• Gjefsen, Truls Peter Christen Asbjørnsen – diger og folkesæl (Andresen & Butenschøn.

  Oslo: 2001)

• Liestøl, Knut P. Chr. Asbjørnsen. Mannen og livsverket. (Johan Grundt Tanum. Oslo: 1947)

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