Ari Behn

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Ari Behn (2013)

Ari Mikael Behn (originally: Ari Mikael Bjørshol ; born September 30, 1972 in Aarhus , Denmark ; † December 25, 2019 in Lommedalen , Norway ) was a Norwegian writer and designer and from 2002 to 2017 the husband of Princess Märtha Louise of Norway .

Life

Ari Mikael Bjørshol, originally called Mikael in the family circle, was the son of the Waldorf teacher Olav Bjørshol and the physiotherapist Marianne Solberg. He had two younger siblings, Anja Bjørshol and Espen Bjørshol. His father was adopted by the lawyer Bjarne Nikolai Bjørshol; his paternal biological grandfather Terje Erling Ingebrigtsen (1933–2009) was a car mechanic from Tromsø . His family lives in Moss .

Originally, Ari was called Bjørshol - like his siblings - but changed his surname to his grandmother's maiden name in 1996. The name Behn is of German origin. His parents divorced in 1983, then lived with new partners and have been married again since 2007.

Behn attended the Waldorf School in Moss from 1979 to 1991 . He worked as a forklift driver and as a documentary filmmaker . A documentary that showed him together with cocaine-consuming prostitutes in Las Vegas caused a sensation . In 2001 he made a critical film about the Afghanistan war.

In 1999 he published his first volume of short stories Trist som faen [Sad as Hell]; after that he published other books.

Reception in Norway

In the 1990s, Behn and some of his up-and-coming young artist friends declared themselves the "New Wine". His first book Trist som faen [Sad As Hell] received positive reviews in Norway in 1999. Since the turn of the century and his wedding to Princess Märtha Louise, Behn was often portrayed as a pompous poseur in the Norwegian media for years. Known for "tough public feuds" with critics and artists around the turn of the century, he was often ridiculed in the media. In 2001 he challenged the critic Kjetil Rolness to a duel with a pistol or sword. Even his relative Ole Paus called him in 2002 "Prins Kvaps von und zu Quasi" (for example: "Prince Dummkopf von und zu Quasi"). Behn later commented on how he was rated in Norway: "For a lot of people, I'm a fool." Over time, he and his artistic work was judged more positively. Art historian Øivind Lorentz Storm Bjerke said that Behn "is sometimes portrayed as a fun amateur who suddenly decided to get into art, but this is not right [...] he belongs to a group of visual artists who have no formal training, but who are active in various art forms. " After his death, he was also lauded for being a colorful personality and for his personal qualities.

Private

In 2001 he got engaged to Princess Märtha Louise of Norway. On May 24, 2002, the wedding took place in Nidaros Cathedral in Trondheim , where Kåre Conradi Behns was best man. With the marriage, Behn was not awarded an official title and he also did not perform any duties for the royal family.

Ari Behn and Märtha Louise from Norway have three daughters:

  • Maud Angelica Behn (born April 29, 2003 in the Rikshospital in Oslo)
  • Leah Isadora Behn (born April 8, 2005 in the summer residence Bloksberg on the island of Hankø ( Fredrikstad municipality ))
  • Emma Tallulah Behn (born September 29, 2008 at parental home in Lommedalen near Bærum )

In 2004 the family lived temporarily in New York, but moved back to Norway in 2005. They later lived in Lommedalen near Bærum .

In 2006 Behn publicly announced that he would vote for the Labor Party . He was close friends with the politician Trond Giske . He was sharply criticized for his public expressions of opinion, including about the Afghanistan mission. Since he was not officially a member of the royal family, he was allowed to express himself freely.

On August 5, 2016, the Norwegian court announced the separation of Märtha Louise and Ari Behn.

On December 25, 2019 Behn died at his home in Lommedalen in Bærum by suicide . In January 2020 it was announced that he would be buried in Vår Frelsers Cemetery in Oslo .

Awards

Behn was the holder of the Kong Olav Vs minnemedalje and the Kongehusets 100-årsmedalje .

Publications (selection)

Web links

Commons : Ari Behn  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ari Behns bestefar er død ( Memento from December 12, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ koenigshaus-norwegen.de
  3. ↑ celebrity-babies.com
  4. ↑ aftenposten.no ( Memento from June 23, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ http://www.bbv-net.de/public/article/aktuelles/panorama/284146 phi-dead link | url = http: //www.bbv-net.de/public/article/aktuelles/panorama/284146 | date = 2018-11 | archivebot = 2018-11-30 13:11:04 InternetArchiveBot}} (link not available)
  6. ↑ Norwegian author Ari Behn died , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on December 26, 2019.
  7. ↑ a b Ari Behn: Knallharde oppgjør and sekser på poor
  8. ↑ Nå kommer vi til å read Ari Behn på en ny måte , NRK
  9. ↑ Denne julen har hele Norge dårlig samvittighet
  10. ↑ "Forfatterbølla" as box hansken and giftet seg with presses
  11. ↑ Ole Paus : Kjære Kongen [Dear King]. Stenersens forlag, 2002
  12. ↑ En burning eventyrer
  13. ↑ - Forms av ham stemmer ikke
  14. ↑ Ari Behn minnes som sjeldent varm and fargerik and medmenneske
  15. ^ Kåre Conradi blir Ari Behns forlover. In: Verdens Gang . February 25, 2003, accessed on December 3, 2019 (Norwegian): "Kåre Conradi blir Ari Behns forlover (Kåre Conradi will be Ari Behn's best man)"
  16. ↑ aftenposten.no ( Memento from October 11, 2008 in the Internet Archive )
  17. ↑ aftenposten.no ( Memento of October 24, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
  18. ↑ Ricarda Heil: Princess Märtha Louise mourns her ex-husband. In: t-online.de , December 26, 2019. Accessed December 26, 2019.
  19. ↑ Ari Behn († 47): There he is buried on Bunte.de, accessed on January 17, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Behn, Ari
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bjørshol, Ari Mikael; Behn, Ari Mikael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 30, 1972
PLACE OF BIRTH Aarhus , Denmark
DATE OF DEATH December 25, 2019
Place of death Lommedals