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2 days ago · The krake (English: kraken) was described by Hans Egede in his Det gamle Grønlands nye perlustration (1729; Ger. t. 1730; tr. Description of Greenland, 1745), drawing from the fables of his native region, the Nordlandene len of Norway, then under Danish rule.
4 days ago · The Norwegian missionaries, Hans and Paul Egede, were the first to translate any part of the Bible into the Inuit language. Their version of the New Testament in the Greenlandic was printed in part in 1744, and as a whole in 1766.
2 days ago · Greenland was discovered and colonized in 982 AD by Erik the Red, exiled from Iceland, and later recolonized in 1721 by Hans Egede, a Danish-Norwegian missionary. He went there to preach among descendants of the first Scandinavian settlers, but instead he found Eskimos, who now populated the coasts.
2 days ago · The last name “Egede” is associated with the occupation of missionary work. Hans Egede, a Norwegian-Danish missionary, played a pivotal role in the Christianization of Greenland in the 18th century. The name “Egede” is both a homage to his contributions and a reflection of the historical significance of missionary work in Greenland.
8 hours ago · Martin Luther OSA ( / ˈluːθər /; [1] German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [2] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [3] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
4 days ago · 2024 is proving a momentous year for the Danish royal family. Queen Margrethe ended 2023 with a bang, declaring in her New Year's Eve address that she would be abdicating the throne, with heir Crown Prince Frederik to become King – with Australian-born wife Mary by his side as Queen.
5 days ago · The Tamil mission stimulated interest among the Halle Pietists in evangelical work including the Norwegian Pietist Thomas von Westen’s mission to the Sami (then known as the Lapps) in northern Norway, and the Norwegian Hans Egede’s pioneering evangelical work in Greenland.
