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    Aslaug Vaa (25 August 1889 – 28 November 1965) was a Norwegian poet and playwright. Her works contain elements from local tradition and landscape mixed...
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  • Vaa may refer to: Loch Vaa, a body of water in Highland, Scotland Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965), Norwegian poet and playwright Dyre Vaa (1903–1980), Norwegian...
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    the Order of St. Olav in 1969. He was the younger brother of lyricist Aslaug Vaa. The writer Tarjei Vesaas and composer Eivind Groven were his second cousins...
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  • his own wind quintet. The poem Skinnvengbrev ("A Bat's Letter") is by Aslaug Vaa and was also later set by Geirr Tveitt; it begins "Eg trudde eingong du...
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    collaborationist leader during World War II. Executed as a traitor, born in Fyresdal Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965), author born in Rauland Tarjei Vesaas (1897–1970), author...
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    United States. He was married twice: in his first marriage in 1911 with Aslaug Vaa (1889 – 1965, the marriage was dissolved in 1938) they begot the children...
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  • I – J – K – L – M – N – O – P – Q – R – S – T – U – V – W – X – Y – Z Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965, Norway, p/d) Lars Amund Vaage (born 1952, Norway, f/p/nf)...
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  • Nedreaas, Stein Mehren, Jan Kjærstad, Georg Johannesen, Kristofer Uppdal, Aslaug Vaa, Halldis Moren Vesaas, Sigurd Hoel, Johan Falkberget, Hans Børli and Axel...
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    novelist Aslaug Vaa (1889 in Rauland – 1965), a poet and playwright Aslak Brekke (1901–1978), a vocalist using stev and a folk singer Dyre Vaa (1903–1980)...
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  • Ørjasæter (1886–1968) Arthur Omre (1887–1967) Helge Krog (1889–1962) Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965) Arnulf Øverland (1889–1968) Sigurd Hoel (1890–1960) Inge Krokann...
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    Hamsun, Arnulf Overland, Aslaug Vaa and Herman Wildenvey. Many Norwegians remember perhaps Tveitt most fondly for his tune to Aslaug Låstad Lygre's poem We...
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    «Nivelkinn» (2001) in collaboration with Odd Nordstoga, and with lyrics by Aslaug Vaa, awarded Spellemannprisen 2002 in the Traditional folk music/gammaldans...
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  • 17 August – Lalla Carlsen, singer and actress (died 1967). 25 August – Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright (died 1965). 2 October – Ingolf Rød, sailor and Olympic...
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    perform and release the album Nivelkinn, based on poems by Telemark poet Aslaug Vaa. This collaboration scored a couple of minor radio hits in "Uppi Måneskin"...
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    Telemark landing). "The Cradle of Modern Skiing" is found in Morgedal. Aslaug Vaa, author from Rauland in Vinje Vidkun Quisling, politician from Fyresdal...
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  • 1931). 20 November – Per Jordbakke, yacht racer (b. 1932). 28 November – Aslaug Vaa, poet and playwright (b. 1889). 6 December – Wilhelm Rasmussen, sculptor...
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    the daughter of psychologist Ola Raknes (1887–1975) and poet-playwright Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965). She grew up partly in Vålerenga, Kviteseid and Paris. She...
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    Spicer, Howard Spring, Thomas Sigismund Stribling, Paul Tillich, and Aslaug Vaa died in 1965 without having been nominated for the prize. The Nobel committee...
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    Hansen/Reimers. God Nat/Good Night Wergeland for children's chorus 1976. Lilja Aslaug Vaa, 1977, for women's chorus. Norsk Musikforlag 4 string quartets (nr. 1...
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  • Hans Reynolds Attersyn Grønland 1928– 1934 Not awarded Not awarded 1935 Aslaug Vaa Halvor Floden Translation of Rudyard Kipling: The Jungle Book Fagerlia...
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  • for this occasion four plays were selected, Olav Duun's Medmenneske, Aslaug Vaa's Tjugendedagen, Cora Sandel's Krane's konditori, and Pär Lagerkvist's...
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    Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965), Norwegian poet and playwright Olav Aslakson Versto (1892–1977), Norwegian politician for the Norwegian Labour Party Dyre Vaa (1903–1980)...
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  • German lyric poet, fiction writer, adaptor and essayist November 28 – Aslaug Vaa (born 1889), Norway Also – Brian Higgins (born 1930), British poet, mathematician...
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  • children's writer, playwright Linn Ullmann (born 1966), journalist, novelist Aslaug Vaa (1889–1965), poet, playwright Halldis Moren Vesaas (1907–1995), poet,...
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    (née Raknes, daughter of psychologist Ola Raknes and poet and playwright Aslaug Vaa). He was the father of philosopher Jon Elster. Elster made his literary...
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