Icelandic-Canadian memory lore / [edited by] Magnus Einarsson.
A selection of 332 examples of Icelandic traditional poetry and other bound language contains children's rhymes, rigmaroles, riddles, lullabies and prayer verses, as well as adult lore such as dance and drinking songs, religious and humorous poems plus proverbs and syayings.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English Icelandic |
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Hull, Quebec :
Canadian Museum of Civilization,
℗♭1992.
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| Series: | Paper (Canadian Centre for Folk Culture Studies) ;
no. 64. Mercury series. |
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Table of Contents:
- Abstract
- Rhymes About Familiar Animals and Pets (1-12)
- Rigmaroles (13-30)
- Nonsense Rhymes (31-48)
- Riddles (49-82)
- Game Verses (83-86)
- Rhymes About Gryla and Other Scary Figures (87-99)
- Lullabies and Soothers (100-105)
- Prayer Verses (106-112)
- Drinking Songs (113-119)
- Dances and Reels (120-130)
- Humour and Satire (131-135)
- Narrative Poems (136-140)
- Mock Narratives (141-142)
- Proverbs and Sayings (143-332)
- Music Transcriptions / Carmelle Begin.