Henning Jakob Henrik Lund (1875 - 1948)

Born 29 Sep 1875 in Nanortalik, Kitaa, Greenland

Husband of Karoline Malene Justine Haldora (Egede) Lund — married about 1899 in Greenland

Died 17 Jun 1948 at age 72 in Narsaq, Kitaa, Greenland

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Biography

Henrik Lund is Notable.

Henning Jakob Henrik Lund was born 29 September 1875 in Nanortalik, Kitaa, Greenland. His father was Isak Lund.^[1]

Also known as Intal'eraq^[2]

"native tongue, Eskimo"^[3]

Residence early years: Nanortalik "close to East Greenlandic group of Eskomos"^[4]

"a strong, short man, somewhat stooped, walking with short quick steps, and when he looks up, oe will see a Greenlandic-Mongolic face, with strong eyes of an Un-Eskimo color, bluish-gray, like luminous stones"^[5]

Danish Lutheran Seminary, Godthaab^[6]

Catechist, Angmagssalik, East Greenland^[7]

Residence, with Pastor Christian Rasmussen, Denmark, one year^[8]

1900 Angmagssalik, East Greenland^[9]

1909 West Greenland^[10]

South Greenland Provincial Council, 1923-1932^[11]

9 October 1936 "ordained a pastor in the Cathedral of Our Lady in Copenhagen"^[12]

Lund died 17 June 1948 in Narssaq (The Plain), Kitaa, Greenland.^[13] "Henrik and Malene Lund's House in Narsaq, known as Lund Cottage, built after Lund's own design, became a memorial in 1980 and is open to the public as part of the Narsaq Museum."^[14]

Poems and Lyrics

• "upernalermat" (As Spring is Coming), publish in the second issue of the Greenlandic songbook erinarssutit; his first published poem^[15]
• igdlugssaq napagaunginat (When the House was Built)^[16]
• "hymns for use in Greenlandic congregations"^[17]
• "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" (Our Country, Who's Become So Old). "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit" is the national anthem of Greenland, an autonomous country of the Kingdom of Denmark. With lyrics by Henning Jakob Henrik Lund and music composed by Jonathan Petersen, the anthem was officially adopted in 1916. Since 1979, "Nuna asiilasooq" (The Land of Great Length), an anthem used by the self-governing Kalaallit people, has also been officially recognised by the government.^[18]
• "motôrit nunarput sinertaliqât" (Motorboats Are Now Sailing Off the Coast of Our Country)^[19]
• "mêrqat ukorse tusarnârdluse!" (You Children, Listen Now!)^[20]
• "angalaorfigssat qaninâsanago nunap ássinga sâgkatdlauk!" (Turn Around to the Map That You Shall Not Think You Are Too Close Your Journey's End!)^[21]
• "erínap nipâ " (The Voice of the Tune)^[22]
• "ilãne únulermat"(Once at Nightfall)^[23]
• "Jîsuse pigilavkit" (Jesus Let Me Own You)
• "Jîsuse puilassûvoq" (Jesus is the Fountain)^[24]

Honored by the Danish King

• Dannebrogsmændenes Hæderstegn, Cross of Honour of the Order of the Dannebrog. The cross was instituted by King Frederick VI of Denmark and Norway on 28 June 1808^[25]
• Ingenio et Arti, For Science and Art; awarded to prominent Danish and foreign scientists and artists.[2] The honour, a personal award of the Monarch, was instituted by King Christian VIII in 1841.^[26]

Research Notes

• cousin: Johan Petersen, first colony manager of East Greenland
• Uncle (mother's brother): Hanseraq (Johannes Hansen), East Greenland's first missionary
• descended from Ander Olsen (mother's side), colony manager, founded colonies in West Greenland in the 18th C.
• Greenlandic language: https://omniglot.com/writing/greenlandic.htm

Sources

1. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland, Svend Frederiksen, Research Professor of Eskimology, Georgetown University; Proceedings, American Philosophical Society (vol. 96, no. 6), page 653; American Philosophical Society, American Philosophical Society, pub.; ISBN 1422381811, 9781422381816
2. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
3. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
4. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
5. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
6. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
7. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
8. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
9. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
10. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
11. ↑ Ataugagdliutit 88 (13): 151, Nungme 1 July 1948
12. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
13. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
14. ↑ "About Narsaq Museum and Its Buildings. Archived 2011-07-27 at the Wayback Machine Narsaq Museum.
15. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
16. ↑ erinarssûtit (fourth Issue, Nungme 1921) No. 80.
17. ↑ Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland
18. ↑ JR videos, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKatTTuhrCs
19. ↑ erinarssûtit (sixth Issue) No. 120.
20. ↑ erinarssûtit (sixth Issue) No. 70.
21. ↑ erinarssûtit (sixth Issue) No. 116.
22. ↑ erinarssûtit (sixth Issue) No. 70.
23. ↑ erinarssûtit (sixth Issue) No. 205.
24. ↑ tugsuitit (Nûngme, 1930) No. 92 and No. 390. The first hymn to which also a tune is composed by Lund was sung by a Greenlandic choir at his ordination at the Cathedral of Our Lady in Copenhagen.
25. ↑ Frederiksen, Svend. "Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland." Proceedings, American Philosophical Society. (vol. 96, no. 6)
26. ↑ Frederiksen, Svend. "Henrik Lund, A National Poet of Greenland." Proceedings, American Philosophical Society. (vol. 96, no. 6)