▁to ▁C open hagen ▁with ▁his ▁wife ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 0 ▁he ▁achieved ▁success ▁at ▁D ag mar te at ret ▁with ▁We ▁Mur der ers ▁and ▁was ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁director ▁at ▁the ▁theatre . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁spir ited ▁and ▁er ud ite ▁historical ▁nov els ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁I cel and ic ▁sag as , ▁including ▁Sk al hol t ▁( 4 ▁vol s ., ▁ 1 9 3 0 – 3 2 ; ▁tr . ▁of ▁Vol . ▁I ▁and ▁II , ▁The ▁Virgin ▁of ▁Sk al hol t , ▁ 1 9 3 5 ) ▁and ▁I ▁See ▁a ▁W ond r ous ▁Land ▁( 1 9 3 6 , ▁tr . ▁ 1 9 3 8 ). ▁ ▁K amb an ▁directed ▁plays , ▁wrote ▁nov els ▁and ▁produced ▁motion ▁pictures ▁in ▁C open hagen ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 4 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁to ▁London . ▁Not ▁finding ▁success ▁there , ▁he ▁re located ▁to ▁Berlin ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁and ▁lived ▁there ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁when ▁he ▁moved ▁back ▁to ▁C open hagen . ▁During ▁the ▁German ▁occupation ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁K amb an ▁received ▁German ▁research ▁fund ing ▁and ▁came ▁to ▁be ▁seen ▁as ▁a ▁collabor ator . ▁On ▁ 5 ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 5 , ▁as ▁the ▁German ▁forces ▁surrender ed , ▁K amb an ▁was ▁murder ed ▁at ▁a