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Margit Sandemo

1924 - 2018

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Margit Sandemo (née Underdal, 23 April 1924 – 1 September 2018) was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She had been the best-selling author in the Nordic countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published. She also wrote many other book series such as Häxmästaren and Legenden om Ljusets rike. Typical features for works of Margit Sandemo are among other things history, fantasy, romance, suspense and supernatural phenomena. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Margit Sandemo is the 2,569th most popular writer (down from 2,351st in 2019), the 173rd most popular biography from Norway (down from 137th in 2019) and the 27th most popular Norwegian Writer.

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Among writers, Margit Sandemo ranks 2,569 out of 7,302. Before her are Tom Peters, Okakura Kakuzō, Karin Fossum, David Crystal, Camilo Castelo Branco, and Fyodor Sologub. After her are Picander, Vasile Alecsandri, Charlotte Buff, Malik Muhammad Jayasi, Walter Bagehot, and Luo Yixiu.

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Among people born in 1924, Margit Sandemo ranks 166. Before her are Vasil Bykaŭ, István Nyers, Walter Gotell, Bayezid Osman, Fud Leclerc, and Mohammed Rafi. After her are Zizi Jeanmaire, Richard Bull, Arthur Janov, Franco Cristaldi, Grégoire Kayibanda, and Daniel Inouye. Among people deceased in 2018, Margit Sandemo ranks 152. Before her are Oleg Tabakov, Venantino Venantini, Neil Simon, Michael Martin, Baron Martin of Springburn, David Ogden Stiers, and Vladimir Lyakhov. After her are Leila Abashidze, Sergio Marchionne, Đỗ Mười, Nicolas Roeg, Dan Gurney, and Robert Kerman.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Margit Sandemo ranks 173 out of 1,039. Before her are Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Wollert Konow (1845), Petter Dass (1647), Jan P. Syse (1930), Euronymous (1968), and Karin Fossum (1954). After her are Birger Ruud (1911), Einar Thambarskelfir (980), Cato Maximilian Guldberg (1836), Johan Grøttumsbråten (1899), Kjell Askildsen (1929), and Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Margit Sandemo ranks 27. Before her are Camilla Collett (1813), Peter Wessel Zapffe (1899), Anne Holt (1958), Lars Saabye Christensen (1953), Petter Dass (1647), and Karin Fossum (1954). After her are Kjell Askildsen (1929), Dorothe Engelbretsdatter (1634), Dagny Juel (1867), Amalie Skram (1846), Per Petterson (1952), and Knud Knudsen (1812).

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