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Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Index Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (15 January 18126 January 1885) was a Norwegian writer and scholar. [1]

27 relations: Deforestation, Fairy tale, Georg Ossian Sars, George Webbe Dasent, Gudbrandsdalen, Hardangerfjord, Hunderfossen Familiepark, Ivo Caprino, Jørgen Moe, Legend, Lillehammer, Michael Sars, Mythology, National Library of Norway, Natural History Museum (Ireland), Norderhov, Norway, Norwegian Folktales, Norwegian krone, Oslo, Otta, Norway, Ringerike (traditional district), Scandinavian folklore, Storytelling, Trondheim, University of Oslo, Zoology.

Deforestation

Deforestation, clearance, or clearing is the removal of a forest or stand of trees where the land is thereafter converted to a non-forest use.

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Fairy tale

A fairy tale, wonder tale, magic tale, or Märchen is folklore genre that takes the form of a short story that typically features entities such as dwarfs, dragons, elves, fairies, giants, gnomes, goblins, griffins, mermaids, talking animals, trolls, unicorns, or witches, and usually magic or enchantments.

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Georg Ossian Sars

Prof Georg Ossian Sars HFRSE (20 April 1837 – 9 April 1927) was a Norwegian marine and freshwater biologist.

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George Webbe Dasent

Sir George Webbe Dasent, D. C. L. (1817–1896) was a translator of folk tales and contributor to The Times.

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Gudbrandsdalen

Gudbrandsdalen (Gudbrand Valley) is a valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Oppland.

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Hardangerfjord

The Hardangerfjord (Hardanger Fjord) is the fourth longest fjord in the world, and the second longest fjord in Norway.

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Hunderfossen Familiepark

Hunderfossen Familiepark is an amusement park north of Lillehammer in the province of Oppland in Norway.

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Ivo Caprino

Ivo Caprino (17 February 1920 – 8 February 2001) was a Norwegian film director and writer, best known for his puppet films.

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Jørgen Moe

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe (22 April 1813–27 March 1882) was a Norwegian folklorist, bishop, poet, and author.

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Legend

Legend is a genre of folklore that consists of a narrative featuring human actions perceived or believed both by teller and listeners to have taken place within human history.

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Lillehammer

Lillehammer is a town and municipality in Oppland county, Norway.

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Michael Sars

Michael Sars (30 August 1805 – 22 October 1869) was a Norwegian theologian and biologist.

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Mythology

Mythology refers variously to the collected myths of a group of people or to the study of such myths.

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National Library of Norway

The National Library of Norway (Nasjonalbiblioteket) was established in 1989.

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Natural History Museum (Ireland)

Ireland's Natural History Museum (Músaem Stair an Dúlra), sometimes called the Dead Zoo, a branch of the National Museum of Ireland, is housed on Merrion Street in Dublin, Ireland.

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Norderhov

Norderhov is a former municipality located within Ringerike in Buskerud county, Norway.

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Norway

Norway (Norwegian: (Bokmål) or (Nynorsk); Norga), officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a unitary sovereign state whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula plus the remote island of Jan Mayen and the archipelago of Svalbard.

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Norwegian Folktales

Norwegian Folktales (Norske Folkeeventyr) is a collection of Norwegian folktales and legends by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe.

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Norwegian krone

The krone (sign: kr; code: NOK), plural kroner, is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories.

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Oslo

Oslo (rarely) is the capital and most populous city of Norway.

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Otta, Norway

is a town in the municipality of Sel in the county of Oppland in Norway.

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Ringerike (traditional district)

Ringerike is a traditional district in Norway, commonly consisting of the municipalities Hole, and Ringerike in Buskerud county.

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Scandinavian folklore

Scandinavian folklore or Nordic folklore is the folklore of Norway, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.

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Storytelling

Storytelling describes the social and cultural activity of sharing stories, sometimes with improvisation, theatrics, or embellishment.

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Trondheim

Trondheim (historically Kaupangen, Nidaros and Trondhjem) is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway.

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University of Oslo

The University of Oslo (Universitetet i Oslo), until 1939 named the Royal Frederick University (Det Kongelige Frederiks Universitet), is the oldest university in Norway, located in the Norwegian capital of Oslo.

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Zoology

Zoology or animal biology is the branch of biology that studies the animal kingdom, including the structure, embryology, evolution, classification, habits, and distribution of all animals, both living and extinct, and how they interact with their ecosystems.

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Asbjoernsen, P.Chr. Asbjørnsen, Peter Asbjornsen, Peter Asbjørnsen, Peter Chr. Asbjornsen, Peter Chr. Asbjørnsen, Peter Christen Asbjoernsen, Peter Christen Asbjornsen, Peter Christen Asbjörnsen, Peter Christian Asbjornsen, Peter Christian Asbjørnsen.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Christen_Asbjørnsen

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