by Karen Nyenhuis | Jul 29, 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 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 | 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...
by Karen Nyenhuis | Aug 15, 2024 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
photo by Karen Nyenhuis. Antique lead reindeer stamped “GERMANY.” Sami doll from a family collection. Where Animals Came From in Sami Folk Tales One in a series on the rich storytelling tradition of the eighteenth century Sami. For the next post in the...
