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Frederick Metcalfe

1815–1885

A Victorian clergyman and scholar with a lasting fascination for Scandinavia, he turned long journeys through Norway and Iceland into lively travel books for English readers. His work also reached into language and literary history, especially the links between Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse culture.

2 Audiobooks

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 2 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 2 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

by Frederick Metcalfe

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 1 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

The Oxonian in Thelemarken, volume 1 (of 2) or, Notes of travel in south-western Norway in the summers of 1856 and 1857. With glances at the legendary lore of that district.

by Frederick Metcalfe

About the author

Born in Gainsborough in 1815, Frederick Metcalfe studied at St John's College, Cambridge, graduating in 1838. He later became an Anglican clergyman and is remembered as a Scandinavian scholar as well as a travel writer.

Metcalfe traveled widely in Norway and also wrote about Iceland, drawing on those journeys for books such as The Oxonian in Norway and The Oxonian in Thelemarken. His writing helped introduce English readers to Scandinavian landscapes, folklore, and everyday life in the mid-19th century.

He also wrote The Englishman and the Scandinavian, reflecting his interest in the relationship between Anglo-Saxon and Old Norse literature and culture. Frederick Metcalfe died in 1885.