author
Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
1813–1882
Best known for helping preserve Norway’s folk tales, this 19th-century writer and clergyman turned oral storytelling into books that have endured for generations. His work with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen gave classic Norwegian fairy tales a lasting place in world literature.
5 Audiobooks
Norwegische Volksmährchen vol. 2 gesammelt von P. Asbjörnsen und Jörgen Moe
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon : with other Norwegian folk tales
by Gudrun Thorne-Thomsen, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
East of the Sun and West of the Moon: Old Tales from the North
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
The Birch and the Star, and Other Stories
by Jørgen Engebretsen Moe, Zacharias Topelius
Norwegische Volksmährchen vol. 1 gesammelt von P. Asbjörnsen und Jörgen Moe
by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
About the author
Born in Hole, Norway, in 1813, Jørgen Engebretsen Moe grew up with a deep interest in folk traditions, songs, and storytelling. As a young man he met Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, and the two began collecting tales from oral tradition at a time when Norwegian cultural identity was taking new shape.
Moe is most famous for his part in Norske Folkeeventyr, the landmark collections of Norwegian folk tales published with Asbjørnsen. He was also a poet and prose writer in his own right, and his writing was admired for its warmth, clarity, and feeling for everyday life.
Alongside his literary work, Moe served in the Church of Norway and eventually became bishop of Kristiansand. He died in 1882, but his legacy remains especially strong wherever readers still delight in the old stories he helped save and share.