J. O. (Johan Olof) Åberg

Born on July 2, 1843, on Öland, he was a Swedish author who became especially known for historical fiction. He was the son of Olaus Åberg, a provost in Förlösa, and Anna Maria Bonell.

After only a short period of formal schooling, he tried to make his way as a writer. In the 1860s he moved to Stockholm, where he worked as an author and became associated above all with romanticized depictions of Swedish history in novels and novellas.

He died in Stockholm on May 20, 1898. Though not as widely known today as some of his contemporaries, his work formed part of the popular 19th-century tradition of retelling national history as vivid, accessible storytelling.