Sophus Bugge
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Sophus Bugge | |
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| Born | 5 January 1833 Larvik,Norway |
| Died | 8 July 1907(aged 74) Christiana,Norway |
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Karen Sophie Schreiner
(m.1869; died 1897) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | linguistics,historical linguistics,Old Norse |
| Institutions | Christiana University |
Elseus Sophus Bugge(5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegianphilologistand linguist. His scholarly work was directed to the study of runic inscriptions and Norse philology. Bugge is best known for his theories and his work on therunic Alpha betand thePoetic EddaandProse Edda.[1]
Background
[edit]Bugge was born inLarvik,inVestfoldcounty,Norway.His ancestors had been merchants, ship owners and captains of the Larvik for several generations. Bugge was aCandidatus magisterii(1857) and research fellow in comparative linguistics andSanskrit(1860). He was educated inChristiania,CopenhagenandBerlin.
Career
[edit]In 1866, he became professor of comparative philology, comparative Indo-European linguistics andOld NorseatChristiania Universitynow the University of Oslo. In addition to collecting Norwegianfolksongsand traditions and writing onRunicinscriptions, he made considerable contributions to the study of theCeltic,Romance,Oscan,UmbrianandEtruscanlanguages. His scientific work was of fundamental importance for the Norse philology and runic research.
In his 1880 work,Studies about the origin of Nordic mythological and heroic tales,Bugge theorized that nearly all myths inOld Norseliterature derive fromChristianand lateclassicalconcepts. Bugge's theories were generally vehemently rejected, but have had some influence.[citation needed]
Bugge was the author of a very large number of books on philology andfolklore.His principal work, a critical edition of thePoetic Edda(Norrœn Fornkvæði), was published at Christiania in 1867. He maintained that the Eddic poems and the earlier sagas were largely founded on Christian and Latin tradition imported intoScandinavian literatureby way ofEngland.His writings also includeGamle Norske Folkeviser(1858), a collection of Old Norse folk-songs;Bidrag til den ældste skaldedigtnings historie(Christiania, 1894);Helge-digtene i den Ældre Edda(Copenhagen, 1896, Eng. trans.,The Home of the Eddic Poems,1899);Norsk Sagafortælling og Sagaskrivning i Island(Christiania, 1901), and various books on runic inscriptions.[2]
By 1902, Bugge's vision had become so poor that he could no longer read. Professor and linguistMagnus Olsen,who was Bugge's assistant and successor, read and described new discoveries of inscriptions. Bugge's final works regarding original rune scripture were not completed before he died. They were released between 1910 and 1913 through the efforts of Professor Olsen.[3]
Honors
[edit]Bugge was a member of the Scientific Society of Christiania (now TheNorwegian Academy of Science) from 1858 (vice president 1884), The Royal Norwegian Scientific Society inTrondheim(1865) and a number of foreign societies. He was made honorary doctor atUppsala Universityin 1877. He was appointed a Knight of theRoyal Norwegian Order of St. Olavin 1877, Commander Grand Cross 1890 and 1896.
Personal life
[edit]Bugge was married during 1869 to Karen Sophie Schreiner (1835–1897). His son,Alexander,became a noted historian.[citation needed]
Selected works
[edit]- Gamle norske Folkeviser(1858)
- Norrøne Skrifter af sagnhistorisk Indhold(1864–73)
- Norrœn Fornkvæði(1867)
- Studier over de nordiske Gude- og Heltesagns Oprindelse. Første Række(1881–89)
- Om Runeindskrifterne paa Rök-stenen i Östergötland og paa Fonnaas-Spænden fra Rendalen i Norge, Stockholm(1888)
- Bidrag til den ældste Skaldedigtnings Historie(1894)
- Hønen-Runerne fra Ringerike, hf. 1 i Norges Indskrifter med de yngre Runer(1902)
- Runerne paa en sølvring fra Senjen, hf. 2 i Norges Indskrifter med de yngre Runer(1906)
- Norges Indskrifter med de ældre Runer. Indledning: Runeskriftens Oprindelse og ældste Historie(with M. Olsen), (posthumous) 1905–13
- Der Runenstein von Rök in Östergötland(with M. Olsen), (posthumous) 1910
See also
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[edit]References
[edit]- Simek, Rudolf (2007) translated by Angela Hall.Dictionary of Northern Mythology.D.S. Brewer.ISBN0-85991-513-1
This article incorporates text from a publication now in thepublic domain:Chisholm, Hugh,ed. (1911). "Bugge, Sophus".Encyclopædia Britannica(11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
Further reading
[edit]- Uecker, Heiko[in German](1981)."Bugge".Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde.Vol. 4.Walter de Gruyter.pp. 108–109.ISBN3-11-006513-4.
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