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Daniel Anton Sundén
1828–1910
A Swedish schoolman and textbook writer, he helped bring language study and Norse mythology to generations of readers in the late 1800s. His books were written to teach clearly and practically, which helped them endure.
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Öfversigt af Nordiska Mytologien
by Daniel Anton Sundén
About the author
Born in Transtrand, Dalarna, on May 24, 1828, and later dying in Västerås on October 7, 1910, he was a Swedish educator as well as an author of schoolbooks. He is especially associated with teaching materials and with writing meant to make subjects accessible to students.
He is best known for works such as Svensk språklära för folkskolan, and he also wrote Öfversigt af Nordiska mytologien, a survey of Norse mythology. Those titles reflect the range of his interests: practical language instruction on one hand, and the older literary and mythic traditions of the North on the other.
His reputation rests less on literary fame than on usefulness. He wrote for learning, and that straightforward purpose gives his work a lasting place in Swedish educational history.