Tales from the Fjeld (Vol. 2)

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

• Publisher: Passerino
• Year: 2021
• Topic: Literature
• eBook ISBN:
  9791220805117
• Subtopic: Literature General
• Index: Literature

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 1812 – 5 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. He and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe were collectors of Norwegian folklore. They were so closely united in their lives' work that their folk tale collections are commonly mentioned only as "Asbjørnsen and Moe". Peter Christen Asbjørnsen was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was descended from a family originating at Otta in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal, which is believed to have come to an end with his death. He became a student at the University of Oslo in 1833, but as early as 1832, in his twentieth year, he had begun to collect and write down fairy tales and legends. He later walked on foot the length and breadth of Norway, adding to his stories.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Tales from the fjeld (Vol. II)
• Table of contents
• MASTER TOBACCO
• THE CHARCOAL-BURNER
• THE BOX WITH SOMETHING PRETTY IN IT
• THE THREE LEMONS
• THE PRIEST AND THE CLERK
• FRIENDS IN LIFE AND DEATH
• THE FATHER OF THE FAMILY
• THREE YEARS WITHOUT WAGES
• OUR PARISH CLERK
• SILLY MEN AND CUNNING WIVES