Elseus Sophus Bugge (5 January 1833 – 8 July 1907) was a Norwegian philologist and 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 the runic alphabet and the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda.[1]
Elseus Sophus Bugge was born in Larvik, in Vestfold county, Norway. His ancestors had been merchants, ship owners and captains of the Larvik for several generations. Bugge was a Candidatus magisterii (1857) and research fellow in comparative linguistics and Sanskrit (1860). He was educated in Christiania, Copenhagen and Berlin.
Career
In 1866 he became professor of comparative philology, comparative Indo-European linguistics and Old Norse at Christiania University now the University of Oslo. In addition to collecting Norwegian folksongs and traditions and writing on Runic inscriptions, he made considerable contributions to the study of the Celtic, Romance, Oscan, Umbrian and Etruscan languages. 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 in Old Norse literature derive from Christian and late classical concepts. Bugge's theories were generally vehemently rejected, but have had some influence.
Bugge was the author of a very large number of books on philology and folklore. His principal work, a critical edition of the Poetic 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 into Scandinavian literature by way of England. His writings also include Gamle 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]
Dating from 1902, Bugge's vision was so poor that he could no longer read. Professor and linguist Magnus Olsen, who was Bugge's assistant and his successor, would read and describe 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
Bugge was a member of the Scientific Society of Christiania (now The Norwegian Academy of Science) from 1858 (vice president 1884), The Royal Norwegian Scientific Society in Trondheim (1865) and a number of foreign societies. He was made honorary doctor at Uppsala University in 1877. He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav in 1877, Commander Grand Cross 1890 and 1896.
Personal life
Bugge was married during 1869 to Karen Sophie Schreiner (1835–1897). His son Alexander Bugge became a noted historian.
Selected works
Gamle norske Folkeviser (1858)
Norrøne Skrifter af sagnhistorisk Indhold (1864–73)
Norrœn Fornkvæði (1867)
Fortale XLVI: Argument against Hrafna-galdr Óðins.
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
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 the public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Bugge, Sophus". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.
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Elseus Sophus Bugge 5 January 1833 8 July 1907 was a Norwegian philologist and 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 the runic alphabet and the Poetic Edda and Prose Edda 1 Sophus Bugge Contents 1 Background 2 Career 3 Honors 4 Personal life 5 Selected works 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External linksBackground EditElseus Sophus Bugge was born in Larvik in Vestfold county Norway His ancestors had been merchants ship owners and captains of the Larvik for several generations Bugge was a Candidatus magisterii 1857 and research fellow in comparative linguistics and Sanskrit 1860 He was educated in Christiania Copenhagen and Berlin Career EditIn 1866 he became professor of comparative philology comparative Indo European linguistics and Old Norse at Christiania University now the University of Oslo In addition to collecting Norwegian folksongs and traditions and writing on Runic inscriptions he made considerable contributions to the study of the Celtic Romance Oscan Umbrian and Etruscan languages 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 in Old Norse literature derive from Christian and late classical concepts Bugge s theories were generally vehemently rejected but have had some influence Bugge was the author of a very large number of books on philology and folklore His principal work a critical edition of the Poetic Edda Norrœn Fornkvaedi 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 into Scandinavian literature by way of England His writings also include Gamle Norske Folkeviser 1858 a collection of Old Norse folk songs Bidrag til den aeldste skaldedigtnings historie Christiania 1894 Helge digtene i den AEldre Edda Copenhagen 1896 Eng trans The Home of the Eddic Poems 1899 Norsk Sagafortaelling og Sagaskrivning i Island Christiania 1901 and various books on runic inscriptions 2 Dating from 1902 Bugge s vision was so poor that he could no longer read Professor and linguist Magnus Olsen who was Bugge s assistant and his successor would read and describe 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 EditBugge was a member of the Scientific Society of Christiania now The Norwegian Academy of Science from 1858 vice president 1884 The Royal Norwegian Scientific Society in Trondheim 1865 and a number of foreign societies He was made honorary doctor at Uppsala University in 1877 He was appointed a Knight of the Royal Norwegian Order of St Olav in 1877 Commander Grand Cross 1890 and 1896 Personal life EditBugge was married during 1869 to Karen Sophie Schreiner 1835 1897 His son Alexander Bugge became a noted historian Selected works EditGamle norske Folkeviser 1858 Norrone Skrifter af sagnhistorisk Indhold 1864 73 Norrœn Fornkvaedi 1867 Fortale XLVI Argument against Hrafna galdr odins Studier over de nordiske Gude og Heltesagns Oprindelse Forste Raekke 1881 89 Om Runeindskrifterne paa Rok stenen i Ostergotland og paa Fonnaas Spaenden fra Rendalen i Norge Stockholm 1888 Bidrag til den aeldste Skaldedigtnings Historie 1894 Honen Runerne fra Ringerike hf 1 i Norges Indskrifter med de yngre Runer 1902 Runerne paa en solvring fra Senjen hf 2 i Norges Indskrifter med de yngre Runer 1906 Norges Indskrifter med de aeldre Runer Indledning Runeskriftens Oprindelse og aeldste Historie with M Olsen posthumous 1905 13 Der Runenstein von Rok in Ostergotland with M Olsen posthumous 1910See also EditPeter Andreas Munch Jan de Vries philologist Gudmund Schutte Birger Nerman Gabriel Turville Petre Hector Munro Chadwick Bertha Phillpotts Rudolf Much Otto Hofler Rene Derolez Lee M Hollander Wolfgang Krause Georges Dumezil E V Gordon John LindowNotes Edit Sophus Bugge utdypning Store norske leksikon Sophus Bugge Store norske leksikon Magnus Olsen Store norske leksikon References EditSimek Rudolf 2007 translated by Angela Hall Dictionary of Northern Mythology D S Brewer ISBN 0 85991 513 1 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain Chisholm Hugh ed 1911 Bugge Sophus Encyclopaedia Britannica 11th ed Cambridge University Press Further reading EditUecker Heiko 1981 Bugge Reallexikon der Germanischen Altertumskunde Vol 4 Walter de Gruyter pp 108 109 ISBN 3 11 006513 4 External links Edit Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Bugge Sophus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sophus Bugge amp oldid 1132613787, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
