The Norwegian Folklore Archives contains texts, letters, photos and other source materials from about 450 collectors of folklore from the entire country.
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
Peter Christen Asbjørnsen (1812–85) was an author, scientist, forester, and not least collector and publisher of folklore.
Jørgen Moe
Moe (1813–82) was a Norwegian poet and bishop, but he is above all known as one of the pioneers in collecting Norwegian folktales and popular songs.
Sophus Bugge
Bugge (1833-1907) collected and published Norwegian folk songs and ballads. He is considered to be the greatest Norwegian philologist and linguist of his era.
Moltke Moe
M. Moe (1859-1913) was a folklorist and professor at the Royal Frederick University in Oslo. He is regarded as the founder of university studies in folkloristics in Norway.
Ivar Aasen
Aasen (1813-1896) was a linguist, poet, and collector of folklore.
Magnus Brostrup Landstad
Landstad (1802-1880) was a priest, hymn writer, folklore collector, and one of the most prominent intellectuals in nineteenth-century Norway.
Please see the Norwegian web pages for more info about and material from the collectors of folklore.