”Elveland” – Irony and Laughter as Power Media in Sea Sámi Folk-Song Tradition

The article is a literary analysis of the satirical Sámi folk-song ”Elveland”. The song about about the road man, forester and river attendant Elveland on the west side of the municipality of Porsanger was made in the beginning of the 1900s, as a form of revenge on the part of the local community b...

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Main Author: Lill Tove Fredriksen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2004-07-01
Series:Nordlit: Tidsskrift i litteratur og kultur
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Online Access:https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/nordlit/article/view/1907