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Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin
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Danish poet and theologian, born in Zealand; was early smitten with a passion for the old Saga literature of the North, and published in 1808 "Northern Mythology," which was followed by other works of a similar nature, patriotic songs, and a translation of "Beowulf"; he entered the Church as a curate in 1811; engaged in ardent controversy with the rationalists; became leader of a Church reform party, the Grundtvigians; was for seven years suspended from preaching, and eventually rose to be a bishop in Copenhagen, but had no see (1783-1872).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grundtvig-nikolai-frederik-severin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grundtvig, Nikolai Frederik Severin'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grundtvig-nikolai-frederik-severin.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
