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Adam Oehlenschläger
1779–1850
A leading voice of Danish Romanticism, this poet and playwright helped reshape his country's literature in the early 1800s. He is also remembered for writing the words to “Der er et yndigt land,” one of Denmark’s national anthems.
7 Audiobooks
The Gold Horns
by Adam Oehlenschläger
The Gods of the North: an epic poem
by Adam Oehlenschläger
Meine Lebens-Erinnerungen - Band 4
by Adam Oehlenschläger
Meine Lebens-Erinnerungen - Band 3
by Adam Oehlenschläger
Meine Lebens-Erinnerungen - Band 2
by Adam Oehlenschläger
Meine Lebens-Erinnerungen - Band 1
by Adam Oehlenschläger
Aksel ja Valpuri: Murhenäytelmä viidessä näytöksessä
by Adam Oehlenschläger
About the author
Born in Copenhagen on November 14, 1779, Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger became one of the central figures in Danish literature. He is widely described as the writer who introduced Romanticism into Danish poetry and drama, and he was long regarded as Denmark’s great national poet.
His breakthrough came with the poem Guldhornene, and he went on to write major poems, plays, and poetic dramas, including Aladdin. His work drew on Nordic history, legend, and myth, helping give Danish literature a new imaginative energy at the start of the 19th century.
Oehlenschläger died in Copenhagen on January 20, 1850. Even now, he is remembered not only for his influence on Scandinavian Romantic writing, but also because his words live on in “Der er et yndigt land,” a song still closely tied to Danish national identity.