Thursday, July 8, 2010

Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson

Bjrnstjerne Bjrnson (1832-1910)

Bjrnstjerne Martinius Bjrnson (8 December 1832 26 April 1910) was a Norwegian writer and the 1903 Nobel Prize in Literature laureate. Bjrnson is considered as one of The Four Greats (De Fire Store) Norwegian writers; the others being Henrik Ibsen, Jonas Lie, and Alexander Kielland. Bjrnson is celebrated for his lyrics to the Norwegian National Anthem, "Ja, vi elsker dette landet".



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