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Social Science Folklore & Mythology

Icelandic-Canadian memory lore

by (author) Magnus Einarsson

Publisher
Canadian Museum of History
Initial publish date
Jan 1992
Category
Folklore & Mythology
  • eBook

    ISBN
    9781772823608
    Publish Date
    Jan 1992
    List Price
    $15.99

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These 332 examples of Icelandic traditional poetry and other bound language include children’s rhymes, rigmaroles, riddles, lullabies and prayer verses; adult lore such as dance and drinking songs; religious and humorous poems; and proverbs and sayings. All texts are from a collection recorded in western Canada and North Dakota and Washington in the late 1960s.

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