Aage Berntsen (16 May 1885 – 16 April 1952) was a Danish fencer, poet, doctor and artist. He competed in five events at the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (; ; ), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (; ; ) and commonly known as Antwerp 1920 (; Dutch language, Dutch and German language, German: ''Antwerpen 1920''), were an international multi-sport event held i ...

. He was son of the Danish

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Klaus Berntsen Klaus Berntsen (12 June 1844 – 27 March 1927) was a Danish politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the ...

and his brother was the fencer Oluf Berntsen. Among his poetry and writings he is best known for the text for Fynsk Foraar with music by

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor, and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he d ...

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* 1885 births 1952 deaths Danish male fencers Olympic fencers for Denmark Danish male poets Fencers at the 1920 Summer Olympics 20th-century Danish poets 20th-century Danish male writers People from Nordfyn Municipality Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-fencing-bio-stub