Arvid August Afzelius
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Arvid August Afzelius (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈǎrːvɪd ˈǎʊɡɵst afˈsěːlɪɵs]; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra – 2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet,[1] historian and mythologist.
Historical background
From 1828 till his death he was parish priest of Enköping. He is mainly known as a collaborator with the learned historian, Erik Gustaf Geijer, in the great collection of Swedish folk-songs, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3 vols (Stockholm, 1814–1817).[1][2]
He also published translations of the Poetic Edda and Hervarar saga, and a history of Sweden to Charles XII (of which a German translation was published in 1842), as well as original poems.[2]
References
- ^ a b Garzanti, Aldo (1974) [1972]. Enciclopedia Garzanti della letteratura (in Italian). Milan: Garzanti. p. 6.
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Afzelius, Arvid August". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 1 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 362. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
External links
- Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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- 1785 births
- 1871 deaths
- People from Falköping Municipality
- Writers from Västergötland
- Swedish male poets
- Swedish male writers
- Swedish folk-song collectors
- Swedish musicologists
- 19th-century Swedish poets
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