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{{Short description|Norwegian poet and writer}}
[[Image:Hansborli.jpg|thumb|Hans Børli<br>Ill.: [[Oddmund Mikkelsen]], 1985]]
[[Image:Hansborli.jpg|thumb|Hans Børli<br>Illustration by Oddmund Mikkelsen . 1985]]
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'''Hans Børli''' (8 December 1918 &ndash; 26 August 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a [[lumberjack]] all his life. He was born in [[Eidskog]], in South-Eastern Norway, close to the Norwegian border to Sweden. He was buried at [[Eidskog Church]].
[[File:Eidskog_kirke.jpg|thumb|Hans Børli was buried at Eidskog Church]]


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'''Hans Børli''' (8 December 1918 &ndash; 26 August 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a [[lumberjack]] all his life.{{cn|date=December 2020}}
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==Biography==


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==Biography==
Hans Børli was raised on a small farm in a road-less area in the forests in [[Eidskog]] Kommune. The experience of poverty and hardship would leave a deep imprint on his later art. However, the positive effects of living close to nature, the wisdom of tradition and the solidarity between workers also had significant bearing on his writings. Extensive reading spawned an early urge to write. This was both a way of expressing personal feelings, frowned upon in a masculine work environment, and possibly a way of literally escaping the economic and social inferiority. His mother's father, one of the last great oral narrator of legends and stories of the area, Ole Gundersen Børli, is also considered an important influence on the young writer-to-be, Hans Børli. A strict Christian upbringing would leave Børli forever struggling with the counteractive forces of rebellion and a deeply embedded sense of religious awe.
Hans Georg Nilsen Børli was born in [[Eidskog Municipality]] in [[Hedmark]] county, Norway. He was the fifth of seven children born to Nils Thorkildsen Børli (1883–1951) and Marie Bolette Olsdatter Børli (1881–1962). Børli was raised on a small farm in a road-less area in the forests of [[Eidskog Municipality]]. The experience of poverty and hardship would leave a deep imprint on his later art. However, the positive effects of living close to nature, the wisdom of tradition and the solidarity between workers also had a significant bearing on his writings. A strict [[Pietism|Christian pietist]] upbringing would leave Børli forever struggling with the counteractive forces of rebellion and a deeply embedded sense of religious longing.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Truls Gjefsen |title=Hans Børli |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Hans_B%C3%B8rli |access-date=April 1, 2018 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>


In a social setting where education beyond mandatory schooling was rare, the young Hans, considered a gifted boy, was given a free place in Talhaug Mercantile School, in [[Kongsvinger]] which a he later left when he was admitted to a military academy in Oslo, but his education was aborted by the outbreak of the Second World War. Børli fought the Germans, and was involved in some intense battles in Vardal, and was captured in [[Verdal]]. After being released, he went back to Eidskog and worked as a teacher and forest worker for the remaining of the war. He was also involved in illegal activity, such as guiding refugees across the Swedish border, all the while he was preparing his first collection of poetry "Tyrield" (Pine Passion) (1945)
Børli was considered a gifted boy and was admitted to Talhaug Mercantile School in [[Kongsvinger (town)|Kongsvinger]]. He later was admitted to a military academy in Oslo, but his education was ended by the outbreak of the [[Second World War]]. Børli fought against the invading German Army, was involved in some intense battles in [[Vardal Municipality]], and was captured in [[Verdal Municipality]]. After being released, he went back to Eidskog and worked as a teacher and forest worker for the remaining of the war. During the [[Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany]], he was also involved in illegal activities including guiding refugees across the Swedish border.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Erik Bjerck Hagen |title=Hans Børli |url=https://snl.no/Hans_B%C3%B8rliB8rli |access-date=April 1, 2018 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>


His first collection of poetry, ''Tyrield'' was published in 1945. Until the mid-1950s, he published books almost annually, both poetry and prose. His writings were a characteristic blend of traditional and free form, romance and realism, perversion, seriousness, social awareness and religious quest. Ole Gundersen Børli (1860–1945), his mother's father was considered one of the last great oral narrator of legends and stories of the area. He was considered an important influence on the young writer-to-be. Hans Børli was by his own account also heavily influenced by the writings of poet [[Olav H. Hauge]] (1908–1994).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Idar Stegane |title=Olav H Hauge |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Olav_H_Hauge |access-date=April 1, 2018 |publisher=Norsk biografisk leksikon}}</ref>
Hans Børli was by his own account (ref) heavily influenced by the Norwegian poet [[Olav H. Hauge]].


Hans Børli died in 1989 at 70 years of age and was buried at [[Eidskog Church]].
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==Publications==
==Publications==


===Poetry===
===Poetry===
Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" article:
Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles:


*[[1945 in poetry|1945]]: ''Tyrielden'' ("Pine Passion")
*[[1945 in poetry|1945]]: ''Tyrielden'' ("Pine Passion")
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===Prose===
===Prose===
Years link to corresponding "[year] in literature" article:
Years link to corresponding "[year] in literature" articles:
* [[1946 in literature|1946]]: ''Han som valte skogen'' ("He Who Chose the Forest"), novel
* [[1946 in literature|1946]]: ''Han som valte skogen'' ("He Who Chose the Forest"), novel
* [[1949 in literature|1949]]: ''Det small et skott'' ("A Shot was Heard"), novel
* [[1949 in literature|1949]]: ''Det small et skott'' ("A Shot was Heard"), novel
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*[[1998 in literature|1998]]: ''Syng liv i ditt liv. En biografi.'' ("Sing Life in Your Life.- A Biography.")
*[[1998 in literature|1998]]: ''Syng liv i ditt liv. En biografi.'' ("Sing Life in Your Life.- A Biography.")


In Translation:
In translation:


*''We Own the Forests: And Other Poems'', sixty of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-English edition, translated by [[Louis Muinzer]]
*''We Own the Forests: And Other Poems'', sixty of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-English edition, translated by [[Louis Muinzer]]

*''Cesta lesy'', 43 of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-Czech edition, translated by [[Petr Uhlíř]]
*''Cesta lesy'', 43 of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-Czech edition, translated by [[Petr Uhlíř]]


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*1970 : [[Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature]]
*1970 : [[Norwegian Critics Prize for Literature]]
*1971 : Nominated for the [[Nordic Council's Literature Prize]] for the poetry collection ''Isfuglen''
*1971 : Nominated for the [[Nordic Council's Literature Prize]] for the poetry collection ''Isfuglen''
*1972 : [[Dobloug Prize]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vidar Iversen |title=Doblougprisen |url=https://snl.no/DoblougprisenOppistun |access-date=April 1, 2018 |publisher=Store norske leksikon}}</ref>
*1972 : [[Dobloug Prize]]
*1974 : [[Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment]]
*1974 : [[Mads Wiel Nygaard's Endowment]]{{citation needed|date=April 2018}}
*1982 : [[Fritt Ord Honorary Award]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/|title=Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør|publisher=[[Fritt Ord (organization)|Fritt Ord]]|language=Norwegian|accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref>
*1982 : [[Fritt Ord Honorary Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør |url=http://www.fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100619141017/http://fritt-ord.no/no/priser/category/fritt_ords_honnor/ |archive-date=19 June 2010 |access-date=22 May 2010 |publisher=[[Fritt Ord (organization)|Fritt Ord]] |language=no}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
*[http://www.borli.org/ The Norwegian Hans Børli Society (Norwegian web site only)]
*[http://www.borli.org/ The Norwegian Hans Børli Society (in Norwegian)]
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*[http://www.uhlirpetr.com/en/k/garners/hans-borli-garners/ Hans Børli - translate in Czech republic]


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Latest revision as of 01:34, 8 December 2024

Hans Børli
Illustration by Oddmund Mikkelsen . 1985
Hans Børli was buried at Eidskog Church

Hans Børli (8 December 1918 – 26 August 1989) was a Norwegian poet and writer, who besides his writings worked as a lumberjack all his life.[citation needed]

Biography

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Hans Georg Nilsen Børli was born in Eidskog Municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. He was the fifth of seven children born to Nils Thorkildsen Børli (1883–1951) and Marie Bolette Olsdatter Børli (1881–1962). Børli was raised on a small farm in a road-less area in the forests of Eidskog Municipality. The experience of poverty and hardship would leave a deep imprint on his later art. However, the positive effects of living close to nature, the wisdom of tradition and the solidarity between workers also had a significant bearing on his writings. A strict Christian pietist upbringing would leave Børli forever struggling with the counteractive forces of rebellion and a deeply embedded sense of religious longing.[1]

Børli was considered a gifted boy and was admitted to Talhaug Mercantile School in Kongsvinger. He later was admitted to a military academy in Oslo, but his education was ended by the outbreak of the Second World War. Børli fought against the invading German Army, was involved in some intense battles in Vardal Municipality, and was captured in Verdal Municipality. After being released, he went back to Eidskog and worked as a teacher and forest worker for the remaining of the war. During the Occupation of Norway by Nazi Germany, he was also involved in illegal activities including guiding refugees across the Swedish border.[2]

His first collection of poetry, Tyrield was published in 1945. Until the mid-1950s, he published books almost annually, both poetry and prose. His writings were a characteristic blend of traditional and free form, romance and realism, perversion, seriousness, social awareness and religious quest. Ole Gundersen Børli (1860–1945), his mother's father was considered one of the last great oral narrator of legends and stories of the area. He was considered an important influence on the young writer-to-be. Hans Børli was by his own account also heavily influenced by the writings of poet Olav H. Hauge (1908–1994).[3]

Hans Børli died in 1989 at 70 years of age and was buried at Eidskog Church.

Publications

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Poetry

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Years link to corresponding "[year] in poetry" articles:

  • 1945: Tyrielden ("Pine Passion")
  • 1948: Villfugl ("Wild Bird")
  • 1949: Men støtt kom nye vårer ("But Spring Would Always Come")
  • 1952: Likevel må du leve ("Still There is Life")
  • 1954: Ser jeg en blomme i skogen ("When I See a Flower in the Forest")
  • 1957: Kont-Jo ("Timber Joe")
  • 21/10-1958:Dagene ("Days")
  • 1960: Jeg ville fange en fugl ("I Wanted to Catch a Bird")
  • 1962: Ved bålet ("By Campfire")
  • 1964: Hver liten ting ("Every Little Thing")
  • 1966: Brønnen utenfor Nachors stad ("The Well by Nachor")
  • 1968: Når menneskene er gått heim ("When Humans Have Gone Home")
  • 1978: Dag og drøm ("Day and Dream")
  • 1969: Som rop ved elver ("Like Roars by Rivers")
  • 1970: Isfuglen ("The Ice Bird")
  • 1972: Kyndelsmesse ("Candlemas")
  • 1974: Vindharpe ("Wind Harp")
  • 1976: Vinden ser aldri på veiviserne ("The Wind Never Beholds the Pathfinder")
  • 1979: Når kvelden står rød over Hesteknatten ("Evening Red over the Horse Hummock")
  • 1984: Frosne tranebær ("Frozen Cranberries")

Prose

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Years link to corresponding "[year] in literature" articles:

  • 1946: Han som valte skogen ("He Who Chose the Forest"), novel
  • 1949: Det small et skott ("A Shot was Heard"), novel
  • 1951: Sølv og stål ("Silver and Steel")
  • 1953: Under lomskriket ("The Cry of the Loon"),
  • 1987: Tusseleiken (fortellinger og skisser)
  • 1988: Med øks og lyre. Blar av en tømmerhuggers dagbok ("With Axe and Lyre. Pages from the Diary of a Lumberjack"), autobiography
  • 1991: Smykket fra slagmarken ("Gem from a Battlefield"), novel

Other

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About Hans Børli:

  • 1998: Syng liv i ditt liv. En biografi. ("Sing Life in Your Life.- A Biography.")

In translation:

  • We Own the Forests: And Other Poems, sixty of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-English edition, translated by Louis Muinzer
  • Cesta lesy, 43 of Børli's poems in a parallel Norwegian-Czech edition, translated by Petr Uhlíř

Prizes and recognition

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References

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  1. ^ Truls Gjefsen. "Hans Børli". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  2. ^ Erik Bjerck Hagen. "Hans Børli". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  3. ^ Idar Stegane. "Olav H Hauge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  4. ^ Vidar Iversen. "Doblougprisen". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
  5. ^ "Priser – Fritt Ords Honnør" (in Norwegian). Fritt Ord. Archived from the original on 19 June 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
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