Folk tales in focus: The Norwegian collectors and Scotland

Part of the Scottish International Storytelling Festival.

People who set out to record the folktales of their country are part of the reason tales like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, and Hansel and Gretel remain known. The most famous folktale collectors may be the Brothers Grimm, who chronicled German folktales that continue to be read and loved today. But they were not the only ones - pioneering Norwegians and Scots also set out to preserve their nations folktales around the same time.

Come along to hear  Norwegian storyteller Mimesis Heidi Dahlsveen reveal riches gathered by Norwegian collectors Peter Christian Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe, for contemporary adult audiences. 

About the storyteller  

Mimesis Heidi Dahlsveen has worked as a storyteller since 1996. She is associate professor in oral storytelling and in 2008 she published the book ‘Introduction to oral storytelling’. In 2019 she published her second book on oral storytelling. Her focus is on using the traditional narratives to shed light on contemporary themes. 

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