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Jan Fridegård
Swedish writer / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson,[1] (14 June 1897 – 8 September 1968) was a Swedish writer[2] of the proletarian school. Fridegård wrote a trilogy of novels about the Viking Era in Sweden : Trägudars land (1940; translated 1989 as Land of Wooden Gods), Gryningsfolket (1944; translated 1990 as People of the Dawn) and Offerrök (trans. 1991 as Sacrificial Smoke). [3]
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Born | Johan Fridolf Johansson[1] (1897-06-14)14 June 1897 Uppland, Sweden |
Died | 8 September 1968(1968-09-08) (aged 71) |
Resting place | Uppsala gamla kyrkogård |
Language | Swedish |
Nationality | Swedish |
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