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His father arranged his education, employing a series of home tutors to teach him Icelandic, Latin, Danish and Anglo-Saxon while personally instructing him in [[Nordic mythology]], [[Saxo Grammaticus]] and folkloric ballads. When he was 14, his father bought him a 1656 manuscript of an old ballad, triggering his interest in further exploring the history of Danish folk music which was to be his life's work.<ref>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Historie/Folkemindeforsker/Svend_Grundtvig "Svend Grundtvig"], ''Den Store Danske''. {{Da icon}} Retrieved 27 November 2011.</ref> |
His father arranged his education, employing a series of home tutors to teach him Icelandic, Latin, Danish and Anglo-Saxon while personally instructing him in [[Nordic mythology]], [[Saxo Grammaticus]] and folkloric ballads. When he was 14, his father bought him a 1656 manuscript of an old ballad, triggering his interest in further exploring the history of Danish folk music which was to be his life's work.<ref>[http://www.denstoredanske.dk/Dansk_Biografisk_Leksikon/Historie/Folkemindeforsker/Svend_Grundtvig "Svend Grundtvig"], ''Den Store Danske''. {{Da icon}} Retrieved 27 November 2011.</ref> |
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When 19, after his father accompanied him on a study tour to England, Grundtvig published Danish translations of English and Scottish ballads before devoting his life to the collection and study of Danish folk tales and ballads. In a manifesto in 1944, he encouraged Danish men and women to record national ballads still in popular usage. In 1854, he extended this call to all types of folklore. In 1876, he published ''Danske folkeæventure'', the first of three volumes of Danish folk tales. <ref>Helene Høyrup, "Grundtvig, Svend (1824–1883)" in David Haase (editor), Greenwood Encylopedia of Folk Tales and Fairy Tales G - P, 2008, Greenwood Press, Westport CT, p. 443. ISBN 978-0-313-33443-6.</ref> |
When 19, after his father accompanied him on a study tour to England, Grundtvig published Danish translations of English and Scottish ballads before devoting his life to the collection and study of Danish folk tales and ballads. In a manifesto in 1944, he encouraged Danish men and women to record national ballads still in popular usage. In 1854, he extended this call to all types of folklore, building up a nationwide network of collaborators, soon resulting in his three volume work ''Danske Minder'' (1854-61). In 1876, he published ''Danske folkeæventure'', the first of three volumes of Danish folk tales. <ref>Helene Høyrup, "Grundtvig, Svend (1824–1883)" in David Haase (editor), Greenwood Encylopedia of Folk Tales and Fairy Tales G - P, 2008, Greenwood Press, Westport CT, p. 443. ISBN 978-0-313-33443-6.</ref><ref>[http://www.dafos.dk/formidling/kilder-online/folkeeventyr.aspx "Svend Grundtvigs eventyr og den mundtlige tradition"], ''Dansk Folkemindesamling''. {{Da icon}} Retrieved 27 November 2011. |
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Svend Hersleb Grundtvig (9 September 1824, Copenhagen – 14 July 1883, Frederksberg) was a Danish literary historian and ethnographer. He was one of the first systematic collectors of Danish traditional music, and he was especially interested in Danish folk songs. He began the large project of editing Danish ballads. He also co-edited Icelandic ballads. He was the son of N. F. S. Grundtvig.
Biography
His father arranged his education, employing a series of home tutors to teach him Icelandic, Latin, Danish and Anglo-Saxon while personally instructing him in Nordic mythology, Saxo Grammaticus and folkloric ballads. When he was 14, his father bought him a 1656 manuscript of an old ballad, triggering his interest in further exploring the history of Danish folk music which was to be his life's work.[1]
When 19, after his father accompanied him on a study tour to England, Grundtvig published Danish translations of English and Scottish ballads before devoting his life to the collection and study of Danish folk tales and ballads. In a manifesto in 1944, he encouraged Danish men and women to record national ballads still in popular usage. In 1854, he extended this call to all types of folklore, building up a nationwide network of collaborators, soon resulting in his three volume work Danske Minder (1854-61). In 1876, he published Danske folkeæventure, the first of three volumes of Danish folk tales. [2][3]
Own works
Grundtvig's published works, all in Danish, include:
- Engelske og skotske folkeviser, 1842-1846
- Gamle danske minder i Folkemunde, 1854-61
- Danske Kæmpeviser, 1867
- Danske Folkeæventyr, 1876-83
- Danmarks Folkeviser i Udvalg, 1882
References
- ^ "Svend Grundtvig", Den Store Danske. Template:Da icon Retrieved 27 November 2011.
- ^ Helene Høyrup, "Grundtvig, Svend (1824–1883)" in David Haase (editor), Greenwood Encylopedia of Folk Tales and Fairy Tales G - P, 2008, Greenwood Press, Westport CT, p. 443. ISBN 978-0-313-33443-6.
- ^ "Svend Grundtvigs eventyr og den mundtlige tradition", Dansk Folkemindesamling. Template:Da icon Retrieved 27 November 2011.
Literature
- Grundtvig, Sven, Jesse Grant Cramer (translator): Danish Fairy Tales. Boston: The Four Seas Company, 1912, 118 p.
- Grundtvig, Sven, Gustav Hein (translator): Danish Fairy Tales. New York, Thomas Y. Crowell Company, 1914, 219 p.