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In 1829 he was crowned the "king of Nordic poetry" (by Esaias Tegnér , who would be his Swedish parallel) in the cathedral of Lund, Sweden, based on a vast production of poetry, theatre plays and prose, inspired by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Gottlieb Fichte, and Friedrich von Schelling. See also Jens Immanuel BaggesenJens Immanuel Baggesen ( February 15, 1764 — October 3, 1826) was a Danish poet. Baggesen was born at Korsor. His parents were very poor, and before he was twelve he was sent to copy documents at the office of the clerk of the district. He was a melanchol.

He wrote the song " Der er et yndigt land", which is now the national anthemA national anthem is a generally patriotic musical composition that is formally recognized by a country's government as their state's official national song. During the course of the 19th and 20th centuries, with the rise of the national state, most count of Denmark.

The Internet has very little information in English about Adam Oehlenschläger. Some exceptions are Slider Encyclopeadia and Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th edition. Several presentations in Danish can be found from Project Runeberg and e-lysium.

(*) Yes, his name is really spelled this way, with Oe and a-umlaut, not with the usual DanishDanish is one of the Scandinavian languages, a sub-group of the Germanic group of the Indo-European language family. History Most Danish words are derived from the Old Norse language, with new words formed by compounding. A large percentage of Danish word Ø and æ.