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Arvid August Afzelius
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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ARVID AUGUST AFZELIUS (1785-1871), Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist, was born on the 8th of October 1785. From 1828 till his death on the 25th of September 1871 he was parish priest of Enköping. He is mainly known as a collaborator with the learned historian, Erik Gustaf Geijer, in the great collection of Swedish folk-songs, Svenske folkirsor fran forntiden, 3 vols. (Stockholm, 1814-1816). He published also translations of the Samunder Edda and Herwara-Saga, and a history of Sweden to Charles XII. (of which a German translation was published in 1842), as well as original poems.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Arvid August Afzelius'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/arvid-august-afzelius.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Arvid August Afzelius'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/a/arvid-august-afzelius.html. 1910.
