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 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...
by Karen Nyenhuis | May 23, 2024 | Just Knud Qvigstad, Norse Mythology, Sami History, Tales from Sapmi
Fishing 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 — Animal Origins This story is hard to make sense of. It has a bit of shape-shifting in it, a phenomenon mentioned in Norse...
