It was in July 1839, during a visit to the island of Funen in Denmark, that Andersen first wrote the text of his poem, Jeg er en Skandinav ("I am a Scandinavian").
Foi en xullo de 1839, durante unha visita á illa de Funen, cando Andersen comezou a esribir o texto do poema, "Jeg er en Skandinav" (Son un escandinavo").