Arvid August Afzelius

Arvid August Afzelius

Arvid August Afzelius (October 8, 1785, Fjällåkra – September 25, 1871) was a Swedish pastor, poet,^[1] historian and mythologist.

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,^[1] Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3 vols (Stockholm, 1814-1817).^[1]

He published also 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.

Citations

1. ^ ^{a b c} Garzanti, Aldo (1974) [1972] (in Italian). Enciclopedia Garzanti della letteratura. Milan: Garzanti. pp. 6. 

References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed (1911). Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. 

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Name	Afzelius, Arvid August
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Date of birth	October 8, 1785
Place of birth	Fjällåkra
Date of death	September 25, 1871
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