author
Karl Nordlund
b. 1871
A Swedish teacher and history writer, he is best remembered for clear, research-based works on Sweden’s Reformation era and the Swedish-Norwegian union crisis. His books brought scholarly history to a wider reading public in the early 1900s.
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The Swedish-Norwegian Union Crisis A History with Documents
by Karl Nordlund
About the author
Born in Gävle on February 16, 1871, Karl Nordlund was a Swedish educator and textbook writer who also published historical studies. Reliable reference sources identify him as a schoolman and author, and Project Runeberg lists him among Swedish writers from the period.
His best-known works focus on political and constitutional history, including studies of the Swedish Reformation and the crisis in the union between Sweden and Norway. He wrote in both Swedish and English, which helped some of his historical work reach readers beyond Sweden.
Nordlund died on May 27, 1935. Though not widely known today outside specialist and library circles, his writing remains of interest for readers exploring Scandinavian history and early twentieth-century historical scholarship.