The Dream Song of Olaf Asteson An Ancient Norwegian Folksong of the Holy Nights |
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| Artist:
| Jordan, Janet |
| Preface by:
| Stedall, Jonathan |
| Introduction by:
| Welburn, Andrew |
| ISBN: | 978-0-86315-620-5 |
| Publication Date: | Feb 2008 |
| Publisher: | Floris Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $30.00 |
Book Description:
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The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson is a folksong which only came to light in 1850 when a clergyman called Landstad heard it in a lonely valley in Telemark, Norway. No one knows how long it had existed, but it's an epic narrative telling the story of a young man who slept for twelve nights in the depths of winter, and then awoke to share the wondrous ......
The Dream Song of Olaf Åsteson is a folksong which only came to light in 1850 when a clergyman called Landstad heard it in a lonely valley in Telemark, Norway. No one knows how long it had existed, but it's an epic narrative telling the story of a young man who slept for twelve nights in the depths of winter, and then awoke to share the wondrous ......