Olav Bø (19 May 1918 – 26 July 1998) was a Norwegian folklorist. He was born in Bygland. Bø was appointed at the

University of Oslo The University of Oslo ( no, Universitetet i Oslo; la, Universitas Osloensis) is a public research university located in Oslo, Norway. It is the highest ranked and oldest university in Norway. It is consistently ranked among the top universit ...

from 1956, as professor from 1974. Among his books are ''Norsk skitradisjon'' from 1966, ''Vår norske jul'' from 1970, and ''Trollmakter og godvette'' from 1987. He wrote a biography of cross-country skier and resistance member

Johan Grøttumsbråten Johan Hagbart Pedersen Grøttumsbraaten (24 February 1899 – 24 January 1983) was a Norwegian skier who competed in Nordic combined and cross-country. Dominating both events in the 1920s and early 1930s, he won several medals in the early Winte ...

. He was decorated Knight, First Class of the

Order of St. Olav The Royal Norwegian Order of Saint Olav ( no, Den Kongelige Norske Sankt Olavs Orden; or ''Sanct Olafs Orden'', the old Norwegian name) is a Norwegian order of chivalry instituted by King Oscar I on 21 August 1847. It is named after King Olav II ...

in 1985.

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1918 births 1998 deaths People from Bygland Norwegian folklorists Academic staff of the University of Oslo Norwegian biographers {{norway-academic-bio-stub