Reinierik Grandalon

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Reinierik Grandalon (900-971 KY) may not have been the first Tremontine folklorist, but he remains the pre-eminent one. He collected stories throughout the Empire beginning in 922, culminating in the initial publication of his work in 948. He continued collecting folk tales and myths until his death in 971. His books are found in the libraries of most of the Tremontine middle and upper classes, and his versions of these stories are the most familiar to the average Tremontine.

Grandalon was educated in Bodlikson College, Summerford, and was given his degree in 920. He then traveled the empire for 20 years, gathering both songs and stories from the common folk. His first volume, Tales of the Tremontine Hearth, was the first serious scholarly study of the country's myths and stories. It was followed by three more volume of "Tales," and a collection of transcribed folk melodies and lyrics.

Grandalon's work moved quickly from academia into popular culture when his youngest daughter, Margis, helped edit his work for more general publication. Their publication coincided with the mid-century romantic movement in Tremont, and they were an instant hit. Grandalon's Tales became a staple in every nursery, and his academic collections were standard in the library of any Tremontine household aspiring to culture. In some households, it remains the only book apart from the religious Testaments, in no small part because many of the tales involve the gods; those stories are still considered to be religious truisms by the average Tremontine on the Temple floor.