Niels Hansen Jacobsen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Danish artist (1861-1941)
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Place of Birth: Vejen, Region of Southern Denmark, Denmark
About Niels Hansen Jacobsen
- Niels Hansen Jacobsen (September 10, 1861 – November 26, 1941) was a Danish sculptor and ceramist. He is most famous for creating the once controversial sculpture, Trold, der vejrer kristenblod.
- The name of the statue is taken from a story in Norse folklore where the hero hides in the troll's castle.
- Thereafter, whenever the troll enters the castle, he cries: "I smell a Christian man's blood!"
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