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Presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland, each area is represented by the recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. This title places the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed.

..". it presents some of the most important folklore studies toappear in (Nordic) countries in the past thirty years." -- TheScandinavian-American Bulletin..". will... be of interest tofolklorists in general. The selected essays... deal with issues that any folkloristwho wishes to be up-to-date must consider.... A valuable addition to folklorestudies... " -- ChoiceNordic folklore studies have mademajor theoretical contributions to internationa...

All the World's Reward presents ninety-eight tales from Norway, Denmark, Sweden, Swedish-speaking Finland, and Iceland. Each area is represented by the complete recorded repertoire of a single storyteller. Such a focus helps place the stories in the context of the communities in which they were performed and also reveals how individual folk artists used the medium of oral literature to make statements about their lives and their world. Some pr...

Here is a rich compendium of hundreds of legends, stories, beliefs, and magic collected from oral sources in preindustrial Scandinavia. In this rural society, the people lived close to nature and believed themselves an integral part of it. This volume focuses on beliefs that illustrate the central aspects of a traditional worldview, rather than on prose narratives considered for their literary value.