Editing Historical fiction (section)

====Scandinavia====
One of the best known Scandinavian historical novels is [[Sigrid Undset]]'s ''[[Kristin Lavransdatter]]'' (1920–1922) set in medieval Norway. For this trilogy Undset was awarded the [[Nobel Prize in Literature]] in 1928.<ref>[https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kristin-Lavransdatter Kristin Lavransdatter] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200611053637/https://www.britannica.com/topic/Kristin-Lavransdatter |date=2020-06-11 }} Encyclopedia Britannica</ref> [[Johannes V. Jensen]]'s trilogy ''Kongens fald'' (1900–1901, "The Fall of the King"), set in 16th century Denmark, has been called "the finest historical novel in Danish literature".<ref>Sven Hakon Rossel, ''A History of Danish Literature'', University of Nebraska press 1992, p.305 ff.</ref> The epic historical novel series ''Den lange rejse'' (1908–1921, "The Long Journey") is generally regarded as Jensen's masterpiece and he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1944 partly on the strength of it.<ref>Paul Schellinger ''Encyclopedia of the Novel'', Routledge 2014</ref> The Finnish writer [[Mika Waltari]] is known for the historical novel ''[[The Egyptian]]'' (1945).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://authorscalendar.info/mwaltari.htm|title=Mika Waltari |website=Authors Calendar |first=Petri |last=Liukkonen  |location=Finland }}</ref> Faroes–Danish writer [[William Heinesen]] wrote several historical novels, most notably ''Det gode håb'' (1964, "Fair Hope") set in the [[Faroe Islands]] in 17th century.<ref>Sven Hakon Rossel, ''A History of Danish Literature'', University of Nebraska press 1992, p.565</ref>

Historical fiction has long been a popular genre in Sweden, especially since the 1960s a huge number of historical novels has been written. Nobel laureates [[Eyvind Johnson]] and [[Pär Lagerkvist]] wrote acclaimed historical novels such as ''[[Return to Ithaca (novel)|Return to Ithaca]]'' (1946) and ''[[Barabbas (novel)|Barabbas]]'' (1950). [[Vilhelm Moberg]]'s ''[[Ride This Night]]'' (1941) is set in 16th century [[Småland]] and his widely read novel series ''[[The Emigrants (novel series)|The Emigrants]]'' tells the story of Småland emigrants to the United States in the 19th century. [[Per Anders Fogelström]] wrote a hugely popular series of five historical novels set in his native Stockholm beginning with ''[[City of My Dreams]]'' (1960). Other writers of historical fiction in Swedish literature include [[Sara Lidman]], [[Birgitta Trotzig]], [[Per Olov Enquist]] and [[Artur Lundkvist]].<ref>Susan Brantly ''The Historical Novel, Transnationalism, and the Postmodern Era: Presenting the Past'', Routledge 2017</ref>