Johan Nordahl Brun was the poet, dramatist, bishop in Bergen (1804-1816), and politician who contributed significantly to the growth of National Romanticism in Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

, contributing to the growing national consciousness.

He traveled to Copenhagen in 1767, where he passed his theological examinations. While at the University of Copenhagen, Brun was a prominent member of The Norwegian Society

The Norwegian Society

The Norwegian Society was a literary society for Norwegian students in Copenhagen. Its members included authors, poets and philosophers. The Norwegian Society was formed in 1772 by Ove Gjerløw Meyer...

 (Det Norske Selskab), a group of younger Norwegian authors, poets and philosophers.

Johan Nordahl Brun become an active member of the Church of the Cross in Norway. He became a minister of the Parish in the Church of the Cross from 1774 until 1804 when he became the Bishop of Bergen

Diocese of Bjørgvin

Bjørgvin Diocese is a diocese in the Church of Norway. It covers churches located in the counties of Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane. The cathedral city is Bergen. Bergen Cathedral, formerly the Church of Saint Olaf, serves as the seat of the presiding Bishop...

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In literary history he found his place when he wrote the first Norwegian play, "Einer Tambeskielver" (1772). This play arroused a strong awakening of Norwegian spirit and was produced many times. He also wrote many poems, including Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's first (unofficial) national song, "For Norge, Kiempers Fødeland" and published Evangelical Hymns (1786).

Nordahl Grieg (Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg) was a descendant of the bishop and was named after him.

External links

• Johan Nordahl Brun Hymns
• Johan Nordahl Brun
• Johan Nordahl Brun & The Church of the Cross

He was also the writer of the city of Bergen's anthem "Jeg Tok Min Nystemte"