Jan Fridegård
Jan Fridegård, born Johan Fridolf "Fride" Johansson, (14 June 1897 – 8 September 1968) was a Swedish writer 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).
Jan Fridegård | |
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Fridegård in the early 1940s | |
Born | Johan Fridolf Johansson 14 June 1897 Uppland, Sweden |
Died | 8 September 1968 71) | (aged
Resting place | Uppsala gamla kyrkogård |
Language | Swedish |
Nationality | Swedish |
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