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Grieg Johan Nordahl
(1902—1943)

Johan Nordahl Brun Grieg, known as Nordahl Grieg, was a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist and journalist. Born in Bergen, Norway, he made his debut in 1922 with Omkring Kap det gode Haab which was followed by Skibet gaar videre in 1924. Grieg was known as an anti-fascist and pro-communist writer and, in 1940, after the German invasion of Norway, he escaped to England in the same vessel carrying the Norwegian Royal family and the National Gold treasure. His poetry, and his staunch resistance against the German occupation of Norway in World War II made him a national hero. In his early resistance against the German occupation he parted from the Norwegian communists, as they mostly were passive until Nazi-Germany invaded the Soviet Union. In England he was educated as an officer, and was killed during an air raid against Berlin in 1943. When the war ended, Grieg became a hero in Norway because of his resistance to the German occupation. Grieg is still popular in Norway today, especially his anti-fascist poetry. A statue of him created by Roar Bjorg, is now placed at the east side of the theater in Bergen.

Norway, 2002, Nordahl Grieg