The Death of Balder

The Death of Balder, by Johannes Ewald
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THE DEATH OF BALDER FROM THE DANISH OF JOHANNES EWALD (1773) TRANSLATED BY GEORGE BORROW
Author of “Bible in Spain,” “Lavengro,” “Wild Wales,” etc. LONDON JARROLD & SONS, 3 PATERNOSTER BUILDINGS, E.C. 1889
PREFACE TO THE TRANSLATION.
The works of the late poet Ewald are deservedly popular in Denmark. The present tragedy, and the opera of “The Fishermen” (“Fiskerne”), in which occurs the bold lyric which has become the national song of the Danes, are esteemed his best productions. For the fidelity with which the present version has been made I appeal to those of my countrymen who understand the original, and demand whether I have given a thought or expression equivalents to which are not to be found in the Danish tragedy. I have ...