Editing Carl Michael Bellman (section)

=== Bellman jokes ===

Swedish schoolchildren tell [[Bellman joke]]s about a person named Bellman, an [[antihero]] or modern-day [[trickster]] with little or no connection to the poet. The first known Bellman joke is in a book from 1835, which quoted a letter written in 1808 by a contemporary of Bellman. 19th-century Bellman jokes were told by adults and focused on Bellman's life at court; they often related to sex. In the 20th century, the 'Bellman' character became generic, the jokes were told by schoolchildren, and often related to bodily functions. The jokes have been studied by anthropologists and psychologists since the 1950s.<ref>{{cite journal | author=Klintberg, Bengt af | date=November 1987 | url=http://www.buks.dk/PDF/Varfor_er_bellmannhistorierna_roliga.pdf | title=Varför är Bellmanhistorierna roliga? |trans-title=Why are Bellman jokes so funny? | journal=Børne-og UngdomsKulturSammenslutningen  | volume=9 | language=sv | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130502234624/http://www.buks.dk/PDF/Varfor_er_bellmannhistorierna_roliga.pdf | archive-date=2 May 2013 }}</ref>