by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 27, 2025 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Naerøy Manuscript, Norse Mythology, Sami History
IMAGE SOURCE: Just Knud Qvigstad, Kildeskriffter til den Lappish Mythologi, Aktiertykkeriet I Trondheim, 1903, public domain, P. 64. Scan by the University of Chicago Library. Photo excerpt by Karen Nyenhuis....
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Great Northern War
Original rendering of a snow brig by @kris_tinsart. Conscription of Peasants in the Danish-Norwegian Army C.A. Sapherson, in The Danish Army 1699-1715, gives a total of 12,848 total soldiers in Norway in 1699, with 1838 of those hvervede infantry, or professional...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
Sacred Stones in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the Sami. For the next post in the series, click here — Giants Just Knud Qvigstad tells three stories about the seida, the sacred stones of the Sami. The glossary in his book...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
The Stallo in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the Sami. For the next post in the series, click here — The Halde I have been translating a French adaptation of Just Qvigstad’s record of stories from Sàpmi by Jacques Privat. I...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 4, 2025 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
Sami Relations with Russia in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the Sami. For the next post in the series, click here — Overview Two stories from the late nineteenth century recorded by Just Knud Qvigstad indicate tense...
