Johannes Skar
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Johannes Skar was a Norwegian folklorist
, a brother of educator Matias Skard
. His main contribution is the work Gamalt or Sætesdal (1903-1916), a collection of eight volumes of folklore from the valley Setesdal
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Folklore
Folklore consists of legends, music, oral history, proverbs, jokes, popular beliefs, fairy tales and customs that are the traditions of a culture, subculture, or group. It is also the set of practices through which those expressive genres are shared. The study of folklore is sometimes called...
, a brother of educator Matias Skard
Matias Skard
Matias Skard was a Norwegian philologist, educator, psalmist, essayist and translator, a brother of folklorist Johannes Skar....
. His main contribution is the work Gamalt or Sætesdal (1903-1916), a collection of eight volumes of folklore from the valley Setesdal
Setesdal
Setesdal is a valley and a traditional district in Aust-Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes....
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