Jørund Telnes

Jørund Telnes (10 January 1845 – 3 February 1892) was a Norwegian farmer, teacher, writer and politician, born in Seljord.

He founded a folk high school there and served as mayor of Seljord from 1878 to 1884. Among his literary works is a book on the legendary strongman Sterke-Nils from 1877, the poetry collection Kvæe from 1878, and the song collection Guro Heddelid, based a 14th-century myth.^[1][2]

References

1. "Jørund Telnes". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 August 2011.
2. Helleve, Eirik. "Jørund Telnes". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 August 2011.