Henning Jakob Henrik Lund

Not to be confused with Henrik Lundh or Henrik Lund (painter).
Henning Jakob Henrik Lund
Intel'eraq
Henrik Lund with wife, Malene, 1911. Photo by Frederik Carl Peter Rüttel
Born(1875-09-29)September 29, 1875
Nanortalik, Greenland
DiedJune 17, 1948(1948-06-17) (aged 72)
Narssaq, Greenland
Occupation(s)pastor, painter, and lyricist
EmployerChurch of Denmark
Notable work"Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit"
TitleReverend
SpouseMalene Lund

Henning Jakob Henrik Lund or Intel'eraq (1875–1948)[1] was a Greenlandic lyricist, painter, and Lutheran pastor. He wrote the lyrics to "Nunarput utoqqarsuanngoravit,"[2] in the indigenous Greenlandic language,[3] an Eskimo–Aleut language.[4] The song was adopted as the national anthem of Greenland.[2]

  1. ^ Frederiksen, 653
  2. ^ a b Frederiksen, 658
  3. ^ "National Anthems of the World." Archived 2012-11-04 at the Wayback Machine Traditional Songs from the British Isles plus our Special Selections. 2006 (retrieved 12 Nov 2009)
  4. ^ Greenlandic (kalaallisut). Omniglot. 2009 (retrieved 12 Nov 2009)