The Danish Poet

00:00:11 I used to think that everybody was adopted from outer space,...

00:00:36 ...hinges on our parents' meeting.

00:01:13 Kasper was so worried about running out of ideas...

00:01:41 "What about Norway? It's cheap and they're practically Danish."

00:02:03 This is how he discovered the Norwegian writer Sigrid Undset...

00:02:37 ...and never forgives herself no matter how many times she walks...

00:03:08 "Dear Mr. Jörgensen,..."

00:04:08 "I'm a great admirer of Sigrid Undset..."

00:04:30 "Well, perhaps we are all originally from Denmark."

00:05:18 As summer romance was in full bloom, that's when Kasper wrote a poem.

00:05:45 An August wedding was planned.

00:06:04 For Ingeborg had also read Kristin Lavransdatter...

00:06:50 ...and returned to Denmark heart-broken and...

00:07:47 He re-read Kristin Lavransdatter again and again...

00:08:18 "There are worse things in life than a twisted ankle."...

00:09:15 ...and Ingeborg waited in vain for his reply.

00:09:39 ...and elegant bee hives.

00:10:13 "But she was Danish."

00:10:57 "Just go!"

00:11:32 "Are you nuts? I love your hair."

00:12:09 Ingeborg was happy too,...

00:12:42 The only available seat was next to a young man who was reading...

00:13:26 It remains to be said that Veslemae gave Ingeborg a flattering haircut,...

00:13:59 ...a rainy summer in Norway, a slippery barn plank,...