Anne Godlid

Anne Olsdotter Godlid (sometimes spelled Golid, Golið, and Gólid; c. 1773—c. 1863) was a well-known Norwegian storyteller from Seljord, Telemark, Norway. and proved an invaluable resource for collectors and Jørgen Moe, Magnus Brostrup Landstad, and Olea Crøger. Godlid lived with her parents, Olav and Gunnhild Synsttveiten, and worked on their farm for many years along with her 5 siblings, which included a sister, Kjersti, and two brothers, Nerid/Nirid and Tov. He is the subject of a story Godlid shared: one night, on December 24, he was sailing off the coast of China, thinking about his pregnant wife back in Norway. The couple had two children: Olav, who died soon after birth, and Ingebjørge, who was named after her father's first wife. Jørn also had five children from his first marriage: Halvor I, Aslaug, Gunhild, Aaste, and Halvor II. and storyteller/fiddler Olav Sondreson Tjønnstaul. Jørgen was left on his own from a young age after his parents and siblings died from illness around 1907. and with Magnus Brostrup Landstad for eight days to share her stories. Berge wrote: "She carried with her one of the greatest treasures of old folklore found in one single person. Therefore, her name is worth remembering." Berge wrote that she died on April 11, 1863, though this would have made her about 84.