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Norwegian literature is literature composed in Norway or by Norwegian people. The history of Norwegian literature starts with the pagan Eddaic poems and skaldic verse of the 9th and 10th centuries with poets such as Bragi Boddason and Eyvindr Skáldaspillir .
This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works ...
The Orkneyinga saga (also called the History of the Earls of Orkney) is a historical narrative of the history of the Orkney Islands, from their capture by the Norwegian king in the ninth century onwards until about 1200. [1] 20th-century poet George Mackay Brown was influenced by the saga, notably for his 1973 novel Magnus.
Sigrid Undset (Norwegian pronunciation: [ˈsɪ̂ɡːɾiː ˈʉ̂nːseːt]; 20 May 1882 – 10 June 1949) was a Danish-born Norwegian novelist. She was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1928. [2] Born in Denmark and raised in Norway, Undset had her first books of historical fiction published in 1907.
Bjørnstjerne Martinius Bjørnson (/ ˈ b j ɜːr n s ən / BYURN-sən, [1] Norwegian: [ˈbjø̂ːɳstjæːɳə mɑrˈtiːnɪʉ̂s ˈbjø̂ːɳsɔn]; 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 ...
Norwegian literary awards (2 C, 22 P) Norwegian poems (9 P) Norwegian poetry (2 P) Norwegian-language books (1 C, 7 P) T. The Four Greats (5 P) W. Works by Norwegian ...
The Four Greats (Danish and Norwegian: De fire store) is a term used for four of the most influential Norwegian writers of the late 19th century. [1] The Four Greats were: Henrik Ibsen (1828–1906) playwright, theatre director, and poet who introduced Theatrical realism to the Norwegian stage. [2]
Classification: People: By occupation: People in arts occupations: Writers: By nationality: Norwegian Also: Norway : People : By occupation : People in arts occupations : Writers Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.