Wergeland

/ (Norwegian ˈværɡəlan) /

noun

Henrik Arnold. 1808–45, Norwegian poet and nationalist, remembered for his lyric and narrative verse

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How to use Wergeland in a sentence

In Norway he had been a pronounced nationalist of the Wergeland direction and had taken part in the first peasant uprising.
A History of Norwegian Immigration to the United States : From the Earliest Beginning down to the Year 1848 | George Tobias Flom
Most famous of the poets of Norway is Wergeland, the Schiller of his country, his works including tragedies, poems and satires.
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles Morris
It is difficult, from the sources of Scandinavian opinion, to obtain a sensible impression of Wergeland.
Henrik Ibsen | Edmund Gosse
Wergeland knew nothing of the Danish tradition of his day, which he treated with violent and bitter contempt.
Henrik Ibsen | Edmund Gosse
According to Wergeland's advice, he also founded a parish library, giving his father's books as its first endowment.
Arne: Early Tales and Sketches | Bjornstjerne Bjornson

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