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Hans Andrias Djurhuus (20 October 1883 – 6 May 1951) was a
Faroese poet and teacher. Hans Andrias Djurhuus was one of the most productive Faroese poets. He is well known for his national poems and for his children's songs, but he also wrote psalms, short stories, plays, fairytales and one novel.
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Biography
Djurhuus was born and died in Tórshavn
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. His brother Janus Djurhuus
Jens Hendrik Oliver Djurhuus, called Janus Djurhuus, (26 February 1881, Tórshavn – 1 September 1948, Tórshavn) was the first modern Faroese poet. He and his younger brother Hans Andreas Djurhuus, also a poet, are called the ''Áarstova'' ...
, who was two years older, is also one of the well-known poets of the Faroe Islands
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. He also had an older sister called Armgarð Maria Djurhuus, which was born in 1880. She died at a young age of 39 years old. They were born and raised in a house in the old part of Tórshavn, which is called Áarstova, down in the eastern harbour; only the brothers are often referred to as the Áarstovu Brothers (''Áarstovubrøðurnir'') and not their sister.
The brother's great grandfather was Jens Christian Djurhuus Jens Christian Djurhuus or Sjóvarbóndin (August 21, 1773 – November 21, 1853) was the first poet who wrote in Faroese. He composed several Faroese ballads in traditional style on historical themes. The best known is ''Ormurin langi''. Djurhuu ...
(1773–1853), who was the first to write poems in the Faroese language
Faroese ( ; ''føroyskt mál'' ) is a North Germanic language spoken as a first language by about 72,000 Faroe Islanders, around 53,000 of whom reside on the Faroe Islands and 23,000 in other areas, mainly Denmark.
It is one of five languages de ...
.
After finishing school Hans Andreas worked as a fisherman for a short period, then attended folkschool (''Føroya Fólkaháskúli''). He then studied at the Faroese Teachers School
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(''Føroya Læraraskúli''), graduating in 1905. He worked as a school teacher in Sandavágur
Sandavágur ( da, Sandevåg) is a city on the south coast of the Faroese island of Vágar.
The name ''Sandavágur'' means ''sandy bay'' and refers to the sandy beach which used to be much larger than present. From one point in Sandavágur you can ...
, Klaksvík
Klaksvík is the second largest town of the Faroe Islands behind Tórshavn. The town is located on Borðoy, which is one of the northernmost islands (the Norðoyar). It is the administrative centre of Klaksvík municipality.
History
The first se ...
, Tvøroyri
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The village is considered ...
and Tórshavn
Tórshavn (; lit. "Thor's harbour"), usually locally referred to as simply ''Havn'', is the capital and largest city of the Faroe Islands. It is located in the southern part on the east coast of Streymoy. To the northwest of the city lies the ...
. He also edited the newspaper '' Dúgvan'' from 1909 to 1910.
Bibliography
*''Ritsavn''. ill. by William Heinesen
Andreas William Heinesen (15 January 1900 – 12 March 1991) was a poet, novel writer, short story writer, children's book writer, composer and painter from the Faroe Islands.
His writing
The Faroese capital Tórshavn is always the centre of H ...
. Tórshavn, 1952–1958, 7 vol. (collection of all of H.A. Djurhuus's works)
Poems
*1905: ''Hin gamla søgan'' (The Old Story)
*1915: ''Barnarímur'' (''children's poems''). New edition published in 2000, ill. by Elinborg Lützen
Elinborg Lützen (1919–1995) was a Faroese graphic designer.
Born in Klaksvik, Faroe Islands, Lützen trained at the Design School for Women (Tegne- og Kunstindustriskolen for Kvinder) in Copenhagen and studied under the graphic artist Povl C ...
.
*1916: ''Hildarljóð''
*1922: ''Søgumál''. Tórshavn: Felagið Varðin – 126 pp.
*1925: ''Sjómansrímur''. (''Seamen's poems''). Notes published in 1993.
*1932: ''Halgiljóð''. Tórshavn: Varðin – 52 pp.
*1934: ''Morgun- og kvøldsálmar'' (''Morning- and evenings psalms'')
*1934: ''Undir víðum lofti''. Tórshavn: Varðin – 415 pp. (utvalgte dikt). Nytt opplag 1970
*1936: ''Yvir teigar og tún''. Tórshavn: Varðin – 345 pp. (collected poems)
*1936: ''Havet sang''
Plays
*1908: ''Marita''
*1917: ''Annika''
*1930: ''Álvaleikur''
*1930: ''Eitt ódnarkvøld'' (On a Stormy Night)
*1933: ''Traðarbøndur''
*1935: ''Ólavsøkumynd''
*1936: ''Løgmansdótturin á Steig''
*1947: ''Leygarkvøld í Bringsnagøtu''. Published as a book, Tórshavn, Varðin, 1947 – 61 pages
Other works
*1922: ''Eitt ár til skips'' ("One year on board" – short-stories and fairytales)
*1922: ''Barnabókin'' (''The Children's Book'')
**1927: ''Barnabókin, økt útgáva''. New and changed edition 1970
*1924: ''Føroya søga. Eitt stutt yvirlit''. Tórshavn: Felagið Varðin – 59 S. (''Faroese history'')
**1952: ''Føroya søga, økt útgáva''. New edition published in 1963
*1927: ''Beinta'' (novel, based on the legend of Beinta Broberg
Bente Christine Broberg, known as Beinta Broberg, (1667 – 15 February 1752), is perhaps the best-known woman from the history of the Faroe Islands. She has been the inspiration for novels and a film.
Biography
Beinta was born in Tórshavn, th ...
; this was also the basis of Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen
Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (November 29, 1900 – March 24, 1938) was a Faroese writer. He has a distinct place in Scandinavian literature, as he is the only Faroese writer to achieve international best-seller status. This status derives ...
's novel ''Barbara'' some years later)
*1929: ''Ævintýr'' (Fairytale)
*1950: ''Í mánalýsi''
*1975: ''Fyrisagnir til skúlabrúks''. – Tórshavn: Føroya skúlabókagrunnur, 39 pp. (essays for teaching in the Faroese language for children)
Djurhuus in Norwegian translation
*1936 ''Havet song''. In Norwegian translation by Peter Molaug. Gyldendal forlag
References
External links
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Faroese writers
Faroese male novelists
Faroese short story writers
Faroese children's writers
20th-century Faroese poets
Faroese songwriters
Folklore writers
Faroese-language poets
1883 births
1951 deaths
20th-century Danish novelists
Faroese male poets
20th-century Danish short story writers
Danish male short story writers
People from Tórshavn
20th-century Danish male writers