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''). Provided by Wikipedia