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This is a list of Norwegian literature authors in the order of their year of birth. The century assignment is the period of their most significant works.
Scandinavian literature or Nordic literature is the literature in the languages of the Nordic countries of Northern Europe.The Nordic countries include Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway (including Svalbard), Sweden, and Scandinavia's associated autonomous territories (Åland, Faroe Islands and Greenland).
Writers; List of Swedish people: A. ... Jan Olof Olsson (1920–1974), pen name Jolo; Vladimir Oravsky (born 1947) Johan Gabriel Oxenstierna (1750–1818)
In the late 19th and early 20th century, Scandinavian literature made its first impression on world literature. From Sweden, the main name was August Strindberg, but Ola Hansson, Selma Lagerlöf and Victoria Benedictsson also attained wider recognition. [28] The breakthrough of realism in Sweden occurred in 1879.
Scandinavian cultural contacts in the Danelaw also left legacies in literature. Höfuðlausn or the "Head's Ransom" is a skaldic poem attributed to Egill Skalla-Grímsson in praise of king Eirik Bloodaxe in the Kingdom of Northumbria.
Writers; List of Swedish people: This is a list of Swedish poets, including those who are Swedish by nationality or who write in the Swedish language (years link to ...
Writers: This is a list of notable people from Norway ... Astrid S (real name Astrid Smeplass), singer-songwriter; Savant, musician (edm, real name Aleksander Vinter)
This is a list of women writers who were born in Sweden or whose writings are ... Dagmar Lange (1914–1991), successful crime fiction writer under the pen name Maria ...