Adam Oehlenschläger
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Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is the national anthem of D
Portrait of Adam Oehlenschläger by Christian Albrecht Jensen (1825)
Portrait of Oehlenschläger by Friedrich Carl Gröger
Adam Oehlenschläger statue in front of the Royal Theater, Copenhagen, by H. W. Bissen, 1861
Statue of Adam Gottlob Oehlenschläger in Frederiksberg Gardens (Copenhagen)
Der er et yndigt land
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"Der er et yndigt land" is one of the two national anthems of Denmark—the other being the royal anthem "Kong Christian stod ved højen mast".
Adam Oehlenschläger
…November 1779 – 20 January 1850) was a Danish poet and playwright. He introduced romanticism into Danish literature. He wrote the lyrics to the song Der er et yndigt land, which is the national anthem of Denmark. He was born in Vesterbro, then a suburb of Copenhagen. His father, Joachim Conrad Oehlenschläger (1748–1827…
Adam Oehlenschläger, the author of the lyrics