Jacob B. (Jacob Breda) Bull

Born in 1853, Jacob Breda Bull was a Norwegian author remembered especially for his stories about life in Østerdalen. He is closely associated with the novella Vesleblakken, which helped make his name widely known, and he also wrote novels, short fiction, poetry, and historical works.

Bull studied in Kristiania and worked for a time as a teacher before turning to writing and journalism. Over the course of his career, he contributed to newspapers and magazines as well as publishing fiction, building a reputation for warm, grounded portrayals of rural communities and ordinary people.

He died in 1930, but his work has remained part of Norway’s literary memory. Readers still return to his writing for its strong sense of local life and its sympathetic, storytelling charm.