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Arnulf Øverland

Er vårt sprog avskaffet? Har jorden plass til oss? Arnulf Øverland was born in 1889 at Kristiansund Municipality. Øverland died in 1968 at Oslo.

Also recorded as Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland

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Biography

Arnulf Øverland was recorded as having studied at Oslo Cathedral School and Tanks Upper Secondary School. Arnulf Øverland was recorded at birth as Ole Peter Arnulf Øverland.

His recorded language was Riksmål. His recorded confession was atheism.

He married Margrete Aamot Øverland, Hildur Arntzen and Bartholine Eufemia Leganger.

Arnulf Øverland is recorded as having received Dobloug Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment and Gyldendal's Endowment.

Arnulf Øverland studied at Oslo Cathedral School and Tanks Upper Secondary School. The recorded working language is Riksmål.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are lyric poetry and prose.

Residence is recorded at Grotten and Oslo Municipality.

Distinctions recorded are Dobloug Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment, Gyldendal's Endowment and Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize.

Catalogued output

Works

Their recorded dates run from 1911 to 1975.

  • Ord av Arnulf Øverland

  • Dare not to sleep

  • Ord i alvor til det norske folk

  • Brød og vin

  • Hvor ofte skal vi skifte sprog?

  • Berget det blå

  • Noveller i utvalg

  • Deilig er jorden

  • Samlede dikt

  • Ord i alvor

  • Samlede dikt, 1945-1965

  • Kapital og åndsarbeid, aktuelle kulturproblemer

  • En kjetters bekjennelser

The complete catalogue · 24

  • Dare not to sleep

  • Ord i alvor til det norske folk

  • Brød og vin

  • Ord av Arnulf Øverland

  • Hvor ofte skal vi skifte sprog?

  • Berget det blå

  • Noveller i utvalg

  • Deilig er jorden

  • Samlede dikt

  • Ord i alvor

  • Samlede dikt, 1945-1965

  • Kapital og åndsarbeid, aktuelle kulturproblemer

  • En kjetters bekjennelser

  • Tilbake til livet

  • Vi overlever alt!

  • De hundrede fioliner

  • Olav Duun

  • Fiskeren og hans sjel

    1950

  • Sverdet bak d©ıren

  • På Nebo bjerg

    1962

  • Den rykende tande

    1960

  • M©ıllerupga sens liv og himmelfart

  • Livets minutter

  • I tjeneste hos ordene

A further 14 recorded entries stand behind this article and are held on the record.

Dated record

Life and career

Explore 1889–1968

  1. 1889

    Life

    Arnulf Øverland was born in 1889 at Kristiansund Municipality.

  2. 1911

    Den ensomme fest is dated 1911.

  3. 1916

    Den haarde fred is dated 1916.

  4. 1940

    Er vårt sprog avskaffet? is dated 1940.

  5. 1944

    Dikt i utvalg is dated 1944.

  6. 1947

    Norden mellem øst og vest is dated 1947.

  7. 1948

    Nøitralitet eller vestblokk is dated 1948.

  8. 1949

    Nordiske randstater eller Atlantisk fred is dated 1949.

  9. 1950

    Fiskeren og hans sjel is dated 1950.

  10. 1952

    Har jorden plass til oss? is dated 1952.

  11. 1954

    I beundring og forargelse is dated 1954.

  12. 1959

    Institution

    Ord I Alvor (1959) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  13. 1960

    Den rykende tande is dated 1960.

  14. 1962

    På Nebo bjerg is dated 1962.

  15. 1968

    Life

    Arnulf Øverland died in 1968 at Oslo.

The full dated record · 15 entries

  1. 1889

    Arnulf Øverland was born in 1889 at Kristiansund Municipality.

  2. 1911

    Den ensomme fest is dated 1911.

  3. 1916

    Den haarde fred is dated 1916.

  4. 1940

    Er vårt sprog avskaffet? is dated 1940.

  5. 1944

    Dikt i utvalg is dated 1944.

  6. 1947

    Norden mellem øst og vest is dated 1947.

  7. 1948

    Nøitralitet eller vestblokk is dated 1948.

  8. 1949

    Nordiske randstater eller Atlantisk fred is dated 1949.

  9. 1950

    Fiskeren og hans sjel is dated 1950.

  10. 1952

    Har jorden plass til oss? is dated 1952.

  11. 1954

    I beundring og forargelse is dated 1954.

  12. 1959

    Ord I Alvor (1959) is digitised and catalogued by Internet Archive.

  13. 1960

    Den rykende tande is dated 1960.

  14. 1962

    På Nebo bjerg is dated 1962.

  15. 1968

    Arnulf Øverland died in 1968 at Oslo.

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Places

Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.

  • Oslo
Death or burial
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Named but not plotted · 2

  • Grotten and Oslo Municipality

    Residences

  • Kristiansund Municipality

    Birth place

Where the work is held

Collections

Arnulf Øverland received Dobloug Prize, Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment, Gyldendal's Endowment, Norwegian radio listeners' Society's prize, Commander of the Order of St. Olav‎ and Knight Grand Officer of the Order of Saint Olav.

Primary material

Documents and archives

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reference work

authority file

Literature

Bibliography

Øverland, Arnulf, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020. Øverland, Arnulf: Das lyrische Werk, Kindlers Literatur Lexikon (KLL), 2020.

A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Citations

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