Jeppe Aakjær

Jeppe Aakjær (10 September 1866 – 22 (23) April 1930) was a Danish poet and novelist, a member of the 'Jutland Movement' in Danish literature". A regionalist, much of his writings were about his native Jutland. He was known for writings that reflected his concern for the impoverished and for describing rural existence.

Jeppe Aakjær
Jeppe Aakjær
Born(1866-09-10)10 September 1866
Fly, Jutland
Died22 April 1930(1930-04-22) (aged 63)
Jenle
NationalityDanish
Known forPoetry, writer
Notable work
  • Bondens Søn (1899)
    ("The Peasant's Son")
  • Vredens børn, et tyendes saga (1904)
    ("Children of Wrath: A Servant's Saga")
  • Fri felt (1905)
    ("Free Fields")
  • Rugens sange (1906)
    ("Songs of the Rye")
  • Livet paa Hegnsgaard (1907)
    ("Life at the Hegn Farm")
  • Hvor Bønder bor (1908)
    ("Where Farmers Live")
  • Arbejdets Glæde (1914)
    ("The Joy of Work")
  • Jens Langkniv (1915)
  • Four poems of Jeppe Aakjær (1917)
  • A book of Danish verse(1922)
  • Heimdal's Wanderings (1924)
  • Jeg er Havren
    ("I am the Oats")
  • Jutland
  • Historiens Sang
    ("The Song of History")
  • A World of Song(1941)
  • The Jutland Wind(1944)
  • A second book of Danish verse(1947)
  • In Denmark I was born(1948)
  • Songs from Denmark(1988)
MovementJutland Movement
Spouses
  • Marie Bregendahl
  • Nanna Krog
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