J.P. Gregoriussen (Jóan Petur Gregoriussen, known as Jóan Petur upp í Trøð; 1 June 1845 – 15 November 1901) was a Faroese songwriter, poet and writer. His poetry was well known in the Faroe Islands where his Wedding Ballad (''Brúðarvísan'') is often sung at weddings. As well as being a poet, Gregoriussen was a sailor and a carpenter.

Biography

Gregoriussen was born in

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. He grew up with traditional Faroese poet

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at a time when Lutheran minister V.U. Hammershaimb was the

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. Gregoriussen worked as a fisherman near

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from 1867 to 1870. While in Iceland he went to church and heard services conducted in Icelandic. From that point he became more aware of the fact that in the Faroe Islands Danish, not Faroese, was the official language in church and school. Gregoriussen was a devoted member of "The Faroese Association" (''Føringafelag'') after it was established at the Christmas Meeting (''Jólafundurin'') in 1888.

Bibliography

* 1928 – Yrkingar ''(Jóan Petur uppi í Trøð)'', Collected by M. A. Jacobsen, published by VarðinSnar.fo
Internet website for Faroese pupils and students. ** Nýársheilsa frá Føringatíðindi. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 1, 1894 ** Gentukæti. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 2, 1894 ** Vaagen. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 4, 1894 ** Rím um teir Lutherisku prestarnar... ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 10, 1894 ** Við kaspiska havið. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 11, 1894 ** Tú forna kenda minnisstað. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 13, 1894 ** Hákun í Noregi. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 4, 1895 ** Til Fólkafundirnar í Føroyum. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 12, 1895 ** Sverras ríma. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 1, 1896 ** Um føroyingars framsýningferð til Bergen 1898. ''Fuglaframi'', nr. 22, 1899 ** Seg skjóta undir danskheit inn. ''Føringatíðindi'', nr. 13, 1900 ** Nakað lítið um Transvaalbardagan 1899–1900. ''Fuglaframi'', nr. 13, 1900 ** Í Føroyum. ''Fuglaframi'', nr. 15, 1900 ** So møtast vit her. ''Fuglaframi'', nr. 17, 1900 ** Kalendarørindi. ''Fuglaframi'', nr. 9, 1901 ** Brúðarvísan. ''Dagdvøljan'', 1901 ** Tróndur og Sigmundur á Havnartingi. ''Varðin'', 2. bd., 1922

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gregoriussen, J. P. 1845 births 1901 deaths 19th-century Faroese poets Faroese songwriters Faroese-language poets People from Kvívík Faroese male poets 19th-century male writers