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. Snar.fo, Hans Andrias Djurhuus (1883-1951)
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Biography

Djurhuus was born and died in

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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

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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 (1773–1853), who was the first to write poems in the

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. After finishing school Hans Andreas worked as a fisherman for a short period, then attended folkschool (''Føroya Fólkaháskúli''). He then studied at the

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(''Føroya Læraraskúli''), graduating in 1905. He worked as a school teacher in Sandavágur,

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and

. He also edited the newspaper '' Dúgvan'' from 1909 to 1910.

Bibliography

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*''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. *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

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