Educated at Copenhagen University, Ingemann was a member of the student corps and on guard duty during the bombardment of Copenhagen in 1807. Interested in the Gothic literature of his day, he wrote a number of fairy tales and short stories during this early period. He went to Rome in 1817 to continue his studies and on his return to Denmark, became a teacher at the Soro Academy. He published numerous songs and poems which were extremely popular in Denmark and became one of the leaders of Denmark's Golden Age of literature. He was a close friend of many Danish authors and poets including H. C. Andersen, Grundtvig and Blicher. His works include Valdemar the Victorious (1826), The Childhood of Erik Menved (1828), King Erik and the Outlaws (1833), Prince Otto of Denmark (1835), Morning Songs for Children (1835), Songs for Morning and Evening (1837-39), Holger Danske (1837) and The Village Children. |
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