biography
| name: |
Runeberg, Johan Ludvig
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pronunciation:
[roonuhberg]
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| male
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| lived:
| (1804–77)
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| biography:
| Finnish poet, writing in Swedish, born in Jakobstad, W Finland. His first poems appeared in 1830, and he became known for his epic poems, notably Elgskyttarne (1832, The Moose Hunters) and Hanna (1836). His major work is the verse romance based on Scandinavian legend, King Fjalar (1844). One of his poems became Finland's national anthem. |
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