{"id":196,"date":"2015-01-06T23:37:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-06T23:37:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/diane.eklund.abolins.net\/blog\/index.php\/2015\/01\/06\/rode-orm-the-long-ships-by-frans-g-bengtsson-sweden-1941-1945\/"},"modified":"2019-12-31T08:16:32","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T21:16:32","slug":"rode-orm-the-long-ships-by-frans-g-bengtsson-sweden-1941-1945","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/diane.eklund.abolins.net\/blog\/rode-orm-the-long-ships-by-frans-g-bengtsson-sweden-1941-1945\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00f6de Orm (The Long Ships) by Frans G. Bengtsson, Sweden, 1941\/1945"},"content":{"rendered":"
Those of you who subscribe to my Newsletter<\/span> should have received the fifth Newsletter yesterday. I hope that you are enjoying it, and if there is anyone else ‘out there’ who would like to subscribe<\/a>, you are more than welcome.<\/span><\/span> <\/div>\n
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R\u00f6de Orm<\/i>, written and published in two parts, was a very popular book in Sweden for many years and has been translated into a large number of languages. Set in the late 10th century, it mixes Vikings, Muslims and Christians into an exciting and fast-moving tale which begins with the main character, Orm Tostesson, known as R\u00f6de Orm (Red Snake) – because of his hair colour and his temperament – being kidnapped by Vikings. During the journey south, he becomes friends with his captors but is later captured by Muslims. Covering many countries, R\u00f6de Orm<\/i>, <\/i>is a book that sheds a small light on what life might have been like more than one thousand years ago. <\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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<\/a>When asked why he wrote R\u00f6de Orm<\/i>, <\/i>Frans G. Bengtsson<\/span> said that he had no literary ambitions with the book, instead, he wanted to write something that was interesting<\/span>. In 2016, the book is being adapted as a film by the Danish producer Peter Aalb\u00e6k Jensen. It will be filmed in V\u00e4stra G\u00f6taland, Sweden.<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n
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The photo of Frans G Bengtsson is from<\/span> sverigesradio.se<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Those of you who subscribe to my Newsletter should have received the fifth Newsletter yesterday. I hope that you are enjoying it, and if there is anyone else ‘out there’ who would like to subscribe, you are more than welcome. R\u00f6de Orm, written and published in two parts, was a very popular book in Sweden … <\/p>\n

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