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Bondens Sn Vredens brn, et tyendes saga Fri felt Rugens sange Livet paa Hegnsgaard Hvor Bnder bor Arbejdets Glde Jens Langkniv Four poems of Jeppe Aakjr A book of Danish verse Heimdals Wanderings Jeg er Havren Jutland Historiens Sang A World of Song The Jutland Wind A second book of Danish verse In Denmark I was born
Jeppe was born on September 10, 1866, in Fly, Jutland, a small village near Skive. He came from a large family as he was one of eight, born to Jens Peder Jensen and Catherine Marie. His father was a farmer and Jeppe at a young age learned the family trade. This sowed the seeds of his poetic existence. His early jobs were that of a herdsboy, someone that tends cattle. His father was a hard worker and a supporter of the Venstre party . This influenced Jeppe as he showed strong liberal leanings early on. At the farm that the family lived, his grandfather also resided, in an arrangement called aftgt, which was where the parents cede ownership of the farmbusiness in trade for room and board until death. This system did not work well in many cases, and in Jeppes familys case, his grandfather was tyrannical, a drinker, and foulmouthed. This also influenced him, as in later years he would rail against the system in his writing, in particular in Paa Aftgt En Fortlling , Vredens Brn Et Tyendes S
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