Asbjornsen, Peter Christen

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Asbjornsen, Peter Christen, AHS byurn suhn, PAY tuhr KRIHS tuhn (1812-1885), was a collector of Norwegian folk tales and a naturalist. He won fame for his work with Jorgen Moe in immortalizing the tales told by the people of Norway. Their collection, Norwegian Folk Tales (1842-1843), became a classic of Norwegian and world literature. It includes such diverse stories as "The Three Billy Goats Gruff," "Mastermaid," and "Little Per and Big Per."

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