Here are posts labelled "Denmark" on The Guide
Just the Facts:
- Name: Hans Christian Andersen
- Birth: April 2, 1805, Odense, Denmark
- Death: August 4, 1875, Østerbro, Denmark
- Language: Danish
- Who he was: Danish children's author; "The Emperor's New Clothes"; "The Little Mermaid"; "The Nightingale"; "The Snow Queen"; "The Ugly Duckling"; "Thumbelina"; etc.
- Included in lists (What's This?): HC; GC
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Soren Kierkegaard
- Birth: May 5, 1813, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Death: November 11, 1855, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Language: Danish
- Who he was: Danish philosopher and theologian; Either/Or; Fear and Trembling; The Sickness Unto Death
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (+10YP)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
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| The Death of Norna-Gest |
Just the Facts:
- Name: Norna-gests Thattr
- Known as: The Story of Norna-Gest
- Dates: c. 1300
- Place: Iceland
- Language: Icelandic
- What it is: Icelandic tale about a Norse hero who would live only as long as the candle next to his crib lasted
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Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
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Just the Facts:
- Name: Niels Bohr
- Birth: October 7, 1885, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Death: November 18, 1962, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Language: Danish
- Who he was: Danish physicist known for Atomic Physics and Human Knowledge; Philosophical Writings of Niels Bohr series; Nobel Prize in Physics (1922)
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW (1990)
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
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Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
Just the Facts:
- Name: Karen Blixen
- Known as: Isak Dinesen
- Birth: April 17, 1885, Rungsted, Denmark
- Death: September 7, 1962, Rungsted, Denmark
- Language: English, Danish, French
- Who she was: Danish author who spent considerable time in Africa, and wrote Out of Africa; Seven Gothic Tales; Babette's Feast
- Included in lists (What's This?): GBWW; GGB; Bloom
Let's consider this a placeholder as I build out the site.
Once that's done, I'll be back to fill in the details--an essay,
links to online and Amazon books, and more. I'll be posting
updates on Facebook and Twitter. Follow along!
Until I get to it, there's always Wikipedia!
