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Questions about the collection 'Norwegian Folktales', collected by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe in the 19th century and also known as 'Asbjørnsen and Moe'. Use this tag with [scandinavian-literature].

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Were any of the Asbjørnsen og Moe stories transcribed directly from oral traditions?

Asbjørnsen og Moe are the Norwegian answers to the Brothers Grimm, the collectors of what is still considered the definitive volume of Norwegian folk tales. How many of these tales were taken from ...
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