Johannes Ewald was a Danish national dramatist, psalm writer and poet. The lyrics of a song from one of his plays are used for one of the Danish national anthems, Kong Christian stod ved højen mast which has equal status of national anthem... Wikipedia
Born: November 18, 1743, Copenhagen, Denmark
Died: March 17, 1781 (age 37 years), Copenhagen, Denmark
Parents: Enevold Ewald and Marie Matthiasdatter Wulff
(1743–81). The great Danish poet Johannes Ewald was the first modern writer to use themes from early Scandinavian myths and sagas.
Oct 12, 2023 · EWALD, JOHANNES (1743–1781), the greatest lyrical poet of Denmark, was the son of a melancholy and sickly chaplain at Copenhagen, ...
Biography: Danish poet and playwriter. Author of the Danish Royal National Anthem ' Kong Christian stod ved højen Mast' in 1778.
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