2025
The fairytale collection Árrangáttis Árrangáddái contains traveling tales that were traditionally told around the fire. Author Karen Anne Buljo has selected ten Sámi fairytales and adapted them for this collection. In the oral storytelling tradition, the storyteller adjusts the content and dramaturgy to suit the audience.
The Sámi culture has a long oral storytelling tradition. Many Sámi fairy tales are frightening and have been used to teach children to respect nature and to pass on knowledge about animals. As an Indigenous people, many Sámi have traditionally lived close to nature and relied on primary industries, facing powerful natural forces—especially in winter.
The collection is published in parallel editions in North Sámi and Norwegian, under the same title. Árrangáttis Árrangáddái means “from fireplace to fireplace.” The tales were traditionally told around the fire and passed along as travelling stories. The Sámi edition is published by Davvi Girji.
