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Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (cropped)
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson ( , ; 8 December 1832 – 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer who received the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature "as a tribute to his noble, magnificent and versatile poetry, which has always been distinguished by both the freshness of its inspiration and the rare purity of its spirit". The first Norwegian Nobel laureate, he was a prolific polemicist and extremely influential in Norwegian public life and Scandinavian cultural debate. Bjørnson is considered to be one of the four great Norwegian writers, alongside Ibsen, Lie, and Kielland. He is also celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian national anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet". The composer Fredrikke Waaler based a composition for voice and piano () on a text by Bjørnson, as did Anna Teichmüller (). Childhood and education Bjørnson was born at the farmstead of Bjørgan in Kvikne, a secluded village in the Østerdalen district, some south of Trondheim. In 1837, Bjørnson's fath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Jonas Lie (writer)
Jonas Lauritz Idemil Lie (; 6 November 1833 – 5 July 1908) was a Norwegian novelist, poet, and playwright who, together with Henrik Ibsen, Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson and Alexander Kielland, is considered to have been one of '' the Four Greats'' of 19th century Norwegian literature. Background Jonas Lie was born at Hokksund in Øvre Eiker, in the county of Buskerud, Norway. His parents were Pauline Christine Tiller (1799–1877) and Mons Lie (1803–81). Five years after Jonas's birth, his father was appointed sheriff of Tromsø, which lies within the Arctic Circle, and young Jonas Lie spent six of the most impressionable years of his life at that remote port. He was sent to the naval school at Fredriksværn; but his defective eyesight caused him to give up a life at sea. He transferred to the Bergen Cathedral School (''Bergen katedralskole'') in Bergen, and in 1851 entered the University of Christiania, where he made the acquaintance of Ibsen and Bjørnson. He graduate ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nesset Municipality
Nesset is a former municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 2020. The area is now part of Molde Municipality in the traditional district of Romsdal. The administrative centre was the village of Eidsvåg. Other population centers included Raudsand, Boggestranda, Myklebostad, Møre og Romsdal, Myklebostad, Eresfjord, and Eikesdalen. Mardalsfossen, one of Norway's tallest waterfalls, a popular tourist attraction during the tourist season, is located in Nesset, along the shores of the lake Eikesdalsvatnet. At the time if its dissolution in 2020, the municipality was the 100th largest by area out of the 422 municipalities in Norway. Nesset Municipality was the 266th most populous municipality in Norway with a population of 2,956. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 3.9% over the previous 10-year period. General information The prestegjeld, parish of Nesset was establish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kvikne Municipality
Kvikne is a former municipality in the old Hedmark county, Norway. The municipality existed from 1838 until its dissolution in 1966. The area is now divided between Tynset Municipality in Innlandet county and Rennebu Municipality in Trøndelag county. The area was one of the northernmost parts of the traditional district of Østerdalen. The administrative centre was the village of Kvikne where Kvikne Church is located. Prior to its dissolution in 1966, the municipality was the 85th largest by area out of the 466 municipalities in Norway. Kvikne Municipality was the 422nd most populous municipality in Norway with a population of about 1,092. The municipality's population density was and its population had decreased by 13.3% over the previous 10-year period. Copper mining and soapstone quarries were historically significant industries in the municipality. General information Kvikne was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt law). The bord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastor
A pastor (abbreviated to "Ps","Pr", "Pstr.", "Ptr." or "Psa" (both singular), or "Ps" (plural)) is the leader of a Christianity, Christian congregation who also gives advice and counsel to people from the community or congregation. In Lutheranism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, Oriental Orthodoxy and Anglicanism, pastors are always Ordination, ordained. In Methodism, pastors may be either License to Preach (Methodist), licensed or ordained. The New Testament typically uses the words "bishops" (Acts 20:28) and "presbyter" (1 Peter 5:1) to indicate the ordained leadership in early Christianity. Likewise, Peter instructs these particular servants to "act like Shepherd, shepherds" as they "oversee" the flock of God (1 Peter 5:2). The words "bishop" and "presbyter" were sometimes used in an interchangeable way, such as in Titus 1:5-6. However, there is ongoing dispute between branches of Christianity over whether there are two Holy orders, ordained classes (presbyters and deacons), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peder Bjørnson
Peder Elias Bjørnson (1798–1871) was a Norwegian priest, best known for being the father of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Bjørnson was born in at the Skei farm in Søgne Municipality. He was of peasant stock and he married Inger Elise Nordraak (1808–1897) from Kragerø. He served as a priest in Kvikne Municipality, a secluded area in the Østerdalen district, some sixty miles south of Trondheim, from 1831 to 1838, and it is here that his son was born on December 8, 1832 and given the unusual name ''Bjørnstjern''. Kvikne had a violent reputation, but Bjørnson succeeded in introducing compulsory education and subduing the local opposition to religious authority. Boyeson, Hjalmar Hjorth. 1972 895 ''Essays on Scandinavian Literature''. New York: Benjamin Blom, p. 5. On April 11, 1838, Bjørnson was transferred with his family to the parish of Nesset, outside Molde in Romsdal county when Bjørnstjern was six years old. They lived at the Nesset Parsonage and it was there that h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Trondheim (city)
Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is the List of continuously built-up areas in Norway by population, fourth largest urban area. Trondheim lies on the south shore of Trondheim Fjord at the mouth of the River Nidelva. Among the significant technology-oriented institutions headquartered in Trondheim are the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), the SINTEF, Foundation for Scientific and Industrial Research (SINTEF), the Geological Survey of Norway (NGU), and St. Olavs University Hospital. The settlement was founded in 997 as a trading post and served as the capital of Norway from the Viking Age until 1217. From 1152 to 1537, the city was the seat of the Catholic Archdiocese of Nidaros; it then became, and has remained, the seat o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Østerdalen
Østerdalen () is a valley and Districts of Norway, traditional district in Innlandet county, in Eastern Norway. This area typically is described as the large Glåma river valley as well as all its tributary valleys. Østerdalen is often subdivided into Nord-Østerdal in the north, and Sør-Østerdal in the south. The more mountainous northern half of Østerdalen includes the municipalities of Rendalen Municipality, Rendalen, Alvdal Municipality, Alvdal, Folldal Municipality, Folldal, Tynset Municipality, Tynset, Tolga Municipality, Tolga, and Os Municipality, Os. The more forested southern half includes the municipalities of Elverum Municipality, Elverum (which includes district's largest town, Elverum (town), Elverum), Stor-Elvdal Municipality, Stor-Elvdal, Engerdal Municipality, Engerdal, Trysil Municipality, Trysil and Åmot Municipality, Åmot. Østerdalen historically also included Särna and Idre, which is now in Sweden. Geography Østerdalen is quite wide in most places. Ø ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjørgan Parsonage
The Bjørgan parsonage () is a museum and former parsonage for Kvikne Church (Tynset), Kvikne Church in Kvikne (village), Kvikne in the northern part of Tynset Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is where the writer Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson (1832–1910) was born and lived during his early childhood, from 1832 to 1837, while his father was the parish priest at Kvikne (1831–1837). The house was built in 1780 and it was used as a parsonage until 1860. In 1917, the teacher Tilla Valstad discovered that the main building was going to be demolished. She started a collection with the goal of making the place into a museum for Bjørnson, and in 1919 the farm was transferred to the state as a gift. In 1932, a memorial to Bjørnson was unveiled at Bjørgan, and the old building contains many items from Bjørnson's time. Until 2006, the museum was part of the Sandvig Collections at Maihaugen, which is also responsible for the Aulestad farm and museum. The Bj� ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Teichmüller
Anna Teichmüller (11 May 1861 – 6 September 1940) was a German composer and teacher who set the works of many poets, especially Carl Hauptmann, to music. She composed most of her works at the Schreiberhau artist colony. Teichmüller was born in Göttingen, the oldest child of Anna von Cramer and Gustav Teichmüller. The family lived in Tartu, Estonia, during her childhood, where Gustav was a university professor. After his wife's death in childbirth in 1862, Gustav married her sister Lina, and they had eight more children. Teichmüller studied music in Jena and Berlin. She met Carl Hauptmann in Jena in 1893, and he persuaded her to move to the artist colony in Schreiberhau (then in Prussia; today known as Szklarska Poręba, Poland), where she lived until the end of her life. Hauptmann dedicated his book ''Aus meinem Tagebuch München'' (''From My Munich Diary)'' to Teichmüller. Although Teichmüller was known as Hauptmann's "Liederbraut" (bride of song), she composed music f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fredrikke Waaler
Fredrikke Amalie Holtemann Rynning Waaler (7 May 1865 – 2 February 1952) was a Norwegian composer, violinist, and proponent for women's rights. Waaler was born in Eidsvoll to Paul Emil Rynning and Anne Margrethe Holtermann. She married physician Peder Ferdinand Waaler had three sons, Georg Waaler, Georg, Rolf Waaler, Rolf and Erik Waaler. She studied violin with F. Ursin and G. Boehn, and theory with Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and Johannes Haarklou. Waaler played first violin in the Oslo Musikforening orchestra in 1885. She founded and led the first orchestra in Hamar in 1893, while also conducting a choir there. Among her contributions was a tribute song to the city of Hamar. Her compositions, all for voice, include: *''Blomstersange'' (voice and piano) *''Hamarsanger'', opus 7 (mixed chorus) *''Spinnersken'' (voice and piano; text by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson) *songs References Norwegian women's rights activists Norwegian musicians 1865 births 1952 deaths Norwegi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
