Knud Leem
Sami noaidi with a drum used for runic divination">Sami shamanism-->Sami noaidi with a drum used for runic divination (''meavrresgárri''). Illustrations printed from copperplates by O.H. von Lode in Florence, after drawings made by Knud Leem for ''Beskrivelse over Finnmarkens Lapper'' (1767) Knud Leem (13 February 1697 – 27 February 1774) was a Norwegians, Norwegian priest and linguist, most known for his work with the Sami people and the Sami languages.Rolf Grankvist''Knut Leem''Norsk Biografisk Leksikon, snl.no, retrieved December 10, 2012 Biography Knud Leem was born in Haram in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway to parish priest Niels Knudssøn Leem and his wife Anne Danielsdatter Bugge. Leem started theological studies at Copenhagen University in 1713 and got his theological degree two years later at 18 years of age. He worked as a teacher and assistant to more senior priests until 1725 when he got a position as missionary for the Samis in Porsanger. In 1725 he moved back t ...
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