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Bengt af Klintberg

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 24 1938

A Swedish ethnologist who has become known for his work on modern urban legends and reached a large audience with his books Råttan i pizzan and Den stulna njuren .

Klintberg was also co-host of "Folkminnen" a long-running radio show, which encouraged listeners to write letters describing or asking questions about the origin or significance of local legends, games, customs or other folklore. After 750 weekly installations on Swedish national public radio channel P1, the last in the series was broadcast in January 2005.

A now common Swedish word for urban legend, klintbergare , has been coined after him.

Bengt af Klintberg

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Born: December 24 1938

A Swedish ethnologist who has become known for his work on modern urban legends and reached a large audience with his books Råttan i pizzan and Den stulna njuren .

Klintberg was also co-host of "Folkminnen" a long-running radio show, which encouraged listeners to write letters describing or asking questions about the origin or significance of local legends, games, customs or other folklore. After 750 weekly installations on Swedish national public radio channel P1, the last in the series was broadcast in January 2005.

A now common Swedish word for urban legend, klintbergare , has been coined after him.

Books from Bengt af Klintberg

Råttan i pizzan: Folksägner i vår tid

3.4/5 ( ratings)

Den stulna njuren

3.3/5 ( ratings)

Svenska folksägner

Vänster hand och motsols: magiska riter från förr

3.7/5 ( ratings)

Contes et légendes de Suède (Aux origines du monde t. 28)

2.3/5 ( ratings)

Dunkelt gröna fönsterluckor

2.3/5 ( ratings)

The Types of the Swedish Folk Legend

2.3/5 ( ratings)

Tro, sanning, sägen: tre bidrag till en folkloristisk metodik

2.3/5 ( ratings)

Hallå Där - Köp Blåbär!

2.3/5 ( ratings)

När Kingkong spelar pingpong

2.3/5 ( ratings)