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Jørgen Engebretsen Moe
1813–1882
Best remembered for helping preserve Norway’s folk heritage, this poet and clergyman brought traditional tales into print with warmth and clarity. His work with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen helped make Norwegian Folktales a lasting classic.
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 on April 22, 1813, in Hole, Norway, he grew up in a rural setting that later shaped his deep interest in oral tradition and folk culture. He studied theology at the Royal Frederick University in Christiania and went on to serve in the Church of Norway, eventually becoming a bishop.
He is most closely associated with his long collaboration with Peter Christen Asbjørnsen. Together they collected and edited Norske Folkeeventyr (Norwegian Folktales), a landmark work that preserved stories passed down by word of mouth and became central to Norwegian literary culture.
Alongside his folklore work, he was also known as a poet and writer. He died on March 27, 1882, in Kristiansand, but his place in literary history remains secure through the tales and songs that helped define a shared Norwegian tradition.