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Faroese skjaldur. An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic

Stephen Pax Leonard

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Description:Faroese skjaldur are a genre of oral literature and music comprising rhymes, lullabiesand short tales that have existed for centuries and played a part in the transmission —and survival — of the Faroese language. Rich in content, skjaldur illustrate how folklore,language and local knowledge were passed down the generations. While the origins ofthe genre remain opaque, they were part of a wider tradition of oral literature thatincluded ballads, kvæ ir (poems, tales) and tættir (satirical ballads, often rude and insulting).The nineteenth century, when the Faroese language was most threatened by thecolonial language, Danish, saw the fl ourishing of verbal arts, ethnic music and ballads. Theinfl uence of skjaldur and other forms of oral literature on the vernacular language hasbeen disproportionately signifi cant, as Faroese did not develop a written tradition untilthe 1800s. Faroese was never a minority language as such and survived the onslaughtof Danish through its position as an oral form in a bilingual environment, with its userestricted to the homestead where oral literature continued to thrive.The contribution of skjaldur to the development of the Faroese language is thus beyonddoubt. At present, however, in the increasingly urbanised society of the Faroe Isles, thecustom of parents narrating nursery rhymes, counting games, lullabies and folktales totheir children is rapidly giving way to more mainstream entertainment media, transmittedin either English and Danish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Faroese skjaldur. An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic. To get started finding Faroese skjaldur. An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Publisher: University of Cambridge

Release: 2010

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Description: Faroese skjaldur are a genre of oral literature and music comprising rhymes, lullabiesand short tales that have existed for centuries and played a part in the transmission —and survival — of the Faroese language. Rich in content, skjaldur illustrate how folklore,language and local knowledge were passed down the generations. While the origins ofthe genre remain opaque, they were part of a wider tradition of oral literature thatincluded ballads, kvæ ir (poems, tales) and tættir (satirical ballads, often rude and insulting).The nineteenth century, when the Faroese language was most threatened by thecolonial language, Danish, saw the fl ourishing of verbal arts, ethnic music and ballads. Theinfl uence of skjaldur and other forms of oral literature on the vernacular language hasbeen disproportionately signifi cant, as Faroese did not develop a written tradition untilthe 1800s. Faroese was never a minority language as such and survived the onslaughtof Danish through its position as an oral form in a bilingual environment, with its userestricted to the homestead where oral literature continued to thrive.The contribution of skjaldur to the development of the Faroese language is thus beyonddoubt. At present, however, in the increasingly urbanised society of the Faroe Isles, thecustom of parents narrating nursery rhymes, counting games, lullabies and folktales totheir children is rapidly giving way to more mainstream entertainment media, transmittedin either English and Danish.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Faroese skjaldur. An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic. To get started finding Faroese skjaldur. An endangered oral tradition of the North Atlantic, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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