Frans G Bengtsson (1894-1954), one of Sweden’s best-known writers, studied literature and languages at the University of Lund. He was also interested in history and completed a historical biography of Charles XII (the King of Sweden from 1697 to 1718) in 1936.
Bengtsson and son, Joachim, 1943
Bengtsson wrote his best-known work, the Viking novel The Long Ships, between the years 1941-1945.
My favourite viking? Hagar the Horrible …
E.T.ZONE 
Type and pillage. I’m up for that.
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To misquote a line from ” Blazing Saddles,” — “Type, pillage and type … I like typing!”
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Wonderful illustration of Bengtsson on his Dark Ages typewriter.
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