Jeppe Aakjær

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

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 was about his native Jutland. He was known for writings that reflected his concern for the impoverished and for describing rural existence.