Gunnar Emil Garfors (1900–1979) was a
Norwegian
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poet from
Ankenes near
Narvik
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, but born in
Skjomen
or is a small fjord that branches off from the main Ofotfjorden in Narvik Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Ofoten district in Northern Norway, just south of the town of Narvik. The European route E6 highway crosse ...
."Under høg himmel" was published posthumously in 1980. Garfors was awarded the Norwegian King's Service Medal in Silver for his work within education and his fight against tobacco smoking.
1900 births
1979 deaths
20th-century Norwegian poets
Norwegian male poets
20th-century Norwegian male writers
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