Arnold Olav Eidslott is a Norwegian poet.

He was born in Ålesund

Ålesund

is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....

, and worked as a telegraphic engineer for the whole of his working life. Since 1986 he has been the poet laureate

Poet Laureate

A poet laureate is a poet officially appointed by a government and is often expected to compose poems for state occasions and other government events...

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Eidslott's Christian

Christianity

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 religion has been central to his lyrics, and he has been foremost in Norwegian religious literature. He is a member of the Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature

Norwegian Academy for Language and Literature

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Johan Kvandal's composition "Underet in three parts, is based on Eidslott's poem of the same name. The parts that have been written are: "Krusifikset blør", "Josef av Arimateas klage" and "Den tomme grav".

Prizes

• Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment
  Gyldendal's Endowment was a literature prize which was awarded in the period 1934–1995 by the Norwegian publisher Gyldendal Norsk Forlag. The prize was awarded to significant authors, regardless of which publisher the author was associated with...
  
   1963
• Det Norske Akademis Pris 1983
• Aschehougprisen 1983
• Dobloug Prize
  Dobloug Prize
  The Dobloug Prize is a literature prize awarded for Swedish and Norwegian fiction. The prize is named after Norwegian businessman and philanthropist Birger Dobloug pursuant to his bequest. The prize sum is . The Dobloug Prize is awarded annually by the Swedish Academy.-Prize winners:...
  
   1992

Works about the poet

Aarnes, Asbjørn and Nordahl, Helge (ed.) (2000): "Hellig hav: om Arnold Eidslotts diktning". Oslo: Verbum.