Jørgen Moe

Jørgen Engebretsen Moe ( born April 22, 1813 in Hole, † March 27, 1882 in Kristiansand ) was a Norwegian writer and Lutheran clergyman. He is known especially for the folk tale collection Norske Folkeeventyr, which he edited in collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen.

Life

Moe was born on a farm in the municipality of Ringerike in Buskerud Fylke. In his school days he learned Asbjørnsen, with whom he shared an interest in the Norwegian folklore. In the former school building now houses the local museum Ringerike, which deals among other things with Moe and Asbjørnsen. After his graduation in 1830 Moe studied theology.

In 1840 he published a collection of hymns, folk songs and verses. From 1841 he undertook regular trips through southern Norway, where he gathered impressions. The Folkeeventyr published in 1841, and until 1870 were revised several times and reissued.

1845 Moe was professor of theology at the Krigsskolen. Later he decided on a career as a pastor and chaplain in 1853 Sigdal in Kristiania. There he received the inspiration for his most famous poems. In 1863 he moved to Drammen, where he was pastor in the district Bragernes. From 1870 he was a minister in Vestre Aker, until he was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Agder, based in Kristiansand in 1875. In 1882 he resigned for health reasons, and died shortly afterwards.

In addition to the collections of fairy tales Moe also published religious poems as well as the children's book I Brønden og i Kjærnet. 1881, the Commander's Cross of the Order of St. Olav, he was awarded.

His son Moltke continued his work in the field of fairy tale and became a professor of folklore at the University of Oslo.

Works (selection)

  • Norske Folkeeventyr ( 1841, with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen ) - German Norwegian folk tales (1847 )
  • Digte (1849 )
  • I Brønden og i Kjærnet ( 1851) - In German Fountain and the Sea ( 1884)
  • En liden Julegave (1859 )

Swell

  • Artur Bethke et al: North European literatures. Management of authors' collective and overall editing Horst Bien. Bibliographical Institute, Leipzig 1978 ( Meyers Taschenlexikon ).

Collection of fairy tales with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen

  • The rich Peter Krämer (see The devil with the three golden hairs )
  • Marie child ( cf. moon, sun and stars from The Seven Ravens )
  • The Master Thief
  • The honest four shillings
  • The no lack, in which all women are in love
  • The Master Girl (see copper -silver-gold boiler motif and magical escape from The Dearest Roland )
  • From the giant who had not his heart with him also from giant who had no heart in his body
  • The three princesses in white country The three princesses from Witenland (see Fearless by Bozena Nemcova )
  • Kari wood skirt Kari Trästak (see Cinderella )
  • East of the sun and west of the moon (see Beauty and the Beast )
  • Shaggy hood
  • The big and little Peter ( cf. The big and the small, Klaus )
  • The Lord Peter ( cf. Puss in Boots )
  • The blue ribbon
  • The Soria Moria Castle also Soria Moria Castle
  • From Aschenper who stole the silver ducks, the comforter and the golden harp of trolls
  • The bird Dam
  • The word sly Princess
  • Widow's Son
  • The three aunts ( cf. The three spinners )
  • Lillekort
  • The doll in the grass
  • The kitten on Dovre
  • Aase, the little goose-girl ( cf. Virgin Maleen )
  • The seven filling
  • The twelve wild ducks
  • The three sisters in the mountains
  • Grimschecke
  • Haakon Bokenbart ( cf. King Thrushbeard )
  • Peter and Paul and Esben Cinderella
  • The mill, grinding the mixture in the bottom of the sea
  • The princess on the glass mountain

Films

  • The Polar Bear King or KVITEBJÖRN KONG Valemon Norway / Sweden / Germany in 1991 after the fairy tale Polar Bear King Valemon from the collection of Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and the fairy tale East of the Sun and West of the Moon by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Engebretsen Moe. The film was directed by Ola Solum with Maria Bonnevie as Princess

Pictures

Important fairy tale pictures for the Norwegian collections of Asbjørnsen and Moe Asbjørnsen or created Kay Nielsen, Theodor Kittelsen and Gerhard Munthe

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