Gjest Baardsen

Gjest Baardsen
Gjest Baardsen
Bornc. 1791
Sogndalsfjøra, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Died13 May 1849(1849-05-13) (aged 58)
Bergen, Hordaland, Norway
Other namesSogndalsfjæren
OccupationsSailor, vagabond, songwriter, bookseller

Gjest Baardsen (c. 1791 – 13 May 1849) was a Norwegian outlaw, jail-breaker, non-fiction writer, songwriter and memoirist. He was among the most notorious criminals in Norway in the 19th century.

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