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Erindringer
Den danske opdagelsesrejsende Peter Freuchen fortæller om sit livs mange eventyr. Han beretter både om barndommen i Nakskov og rejsen til Grønland, hvor han sammen med Knud Rasmussen var med til at etablere udforskningsstationen i Thule i 1910. Vi hører om de mange spændende mennesker, han mødte, og kongerne og ministrene mister af og til deres glans, når de sammenlignes med de eskimoer, som Peter Freuchen havde så stor interesse for.
Peter Freuchens erindringer er skrevet i 1963. Selvom han nærede stor beundring for Grønlands oprindelige befolkning, bruger han indimellem ord, der kan virke stødende i dag. Dette afspejler ikke forlagets holdninger.
Peter Freuchens erindringer er skrevet i 1963. Selvom han nærede stor beundring for Grønlands oprindelige befolkning, bruger han indimellem ord, der kan virke stødende i dag. Dette afspejler ikke forlagets holdninger.
517 pages, Kindle Edition
Published May 13, 2019
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Peter Freuchen
84 books97 followersPeter Freuchen, born Lorenz Peter Elfred Freuchen was a Danish explorer, writer and traveler.
He spent many years in Thule, Greenland, living with the Polar Inuit. He worked with Knud Rasmussen, crossing the Greenland icecap with him. In 1935, Freuchen visited South Africa, and by the end of the decade, he had travelled to Siberia.
In 1938 he founded The Adventurer's Club (Eventyrernes Klub in Danish), which still exists. They later honoured his memory by planting an oak tree and creating an Eskimo cairn near the place, where he left Denmark for Greenland back in 1906.
He was also employed by the movie industry as a consultant and scriptwriter, specializing in Arctic-related scripts. Most notably MGM's Oscar winning Eskimo/Mala The Magnificent starring Ray Mala. In 1956, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Question, an American TV quiz-show on the subject "The Seven Seas".
During World War II, Freuchen was actively involved with the Danish resistance movement against the Germans, despite having lost a leg to frost bite in 1926. He was imprisoned for a time by the Germans.
He spent many years in Thule, Greenland, living with the Polar Inuit. He worked with Knud Rasmussen, crossing the Greenland icecap with him. In 1935, Freuchen visited South Africa, and by the end of the decade, he had travelled to Siberia.
In 1938 he founded The Adventurer's Club (Eventyrernes Klub in Danish), which still exists. They later honoured his memory by planting an oak tree and creating an Eskimo cairn near the place, where he left Denmark for Greenland back in 1906.
He was also employed by the movie industry as a consultant and scriptwriter, specializing in Arctic-related scripts. Most notably MGM's Oscar winning Eskimo/Mala The Magnificent starring Ray Mala. In 1956, he won $64,000 on The $64,000 Question, an American TV quiz-show on the subject "The Seven Seas".
During World War II, Freuchen was actively involved with the Danish resistance movement against the Germans, despite having lost a leg to frost bite in 1926. He was imprisoned for a time by the Germans.
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