Købmandens hus og dragen, Skanderborg - Denmark - Famous Fictional Figures on Waymarking.com

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940-1979) er en af vore mest elskede børnebogsforfattere. I sit korte forfatterskab nåede han hurtigt at blive meget populær med sine børnebøger som skildrer verden set fra børnehøjde: fyldt med drengestreger, sure voksne og skæve eksistenser!



Hans humoristiske tekster og pudsige tegninger skulle vise sig at være en rigtig god opskrift på en børnebog og flere af hans bøger er filmatiseret. Ole Lund Kirkegaard voksede op i Skanderborg og flere steder i byen ses forskellig kunst, der hylder forfatteren. Dette flotte hus stammer fra Ole Lund Kirkegårds første bog: Lille Virgil, som han skrev i 1967. I kapitlet "Dragen" står blandt andet: "Omme bag møllehjulet lå en lille fed drage og sov i det lange græs. Lille Virgil så den først. Der er den, sagde han. Pas på I ikke vækker den"

Ole Lund Kirkegaard (1940-1979) is one of the most belowed children’s author in Denmark. During his short period of authorship he quickly became very popular by writing childre’s books telling about life from a child’s point of view: full of pranks, angry adults and strange people. His humorous text combined with his funny drawings turned out to be the perfect recipe of a children’s book and many of them has been filmed. Ole Lund Kirkegaard grew up in Skanderborg and at several locations in the city you can see art which is honoring the author . This nice house comes from the first book of Ole Lund Kirkegaard: Little Virgil written in 1967. From the chapter named “The dragon”: Behind the mill house a little fat dragon was sleeping in the long grass. Little Virgil was the first to spot it. There it is, he said. Watch out so you don’t wake it”.

Character Type: Literature Character originator: Ole Lund Kirkegaard Internet Link: [Web Link] Address or Location: At the corner between Adelgade and Møllegade, Skanderborg Denmark

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