Arvid August Afzelius
Arvid August Afzelius (; 8 October 1785, in Fjällåkra2 September 1871, in Enköping) was a Swedish pastor, poet, historian and mythologist. Historical background

From 1828 till his death he was parish priest of Enköping. He is mainly known as a collaborator with the learned historian, Erik Gustaf Geijer, in the great collection of Swedish folk-songs, Svenska folk-visor från forntiden, 3 vols (Stockholm, 1814–1817). He also published translations of the Poetic Edda and Hervarar saga, and a history of Sweden to Charles XII (of which a German translation was published in 1842), as well as original poems. References

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1785 births
1871 deaths
People from Falköping Municipality
Writers from Västergötland
Swedish male poets
Swedish male writers
Swedish folk-song collectors
Swedish musicologists
19th-century Swedish poets
19th-century male writers
19th-century Swedish musicians
Translators of the Poetic Edda
19th-century translators