by Karen Nyenhuis | Nov 24, 2025 | Folklore of Scandinavia, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
Sami Stories Recounted by English Historian Charles Billson Charles Billson was an English folk tale historian. The source for Billson is an article in a journal that is only available in a few scans. A record of a lecture Billson delivered to a Folklore Society on...
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...
