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368 A History of Sweden
At the age of forty-two, Tegner was appointed
Bishop of Vexio. This office he held for twenty-two
years, or till his death in 1846. In this capacity he had
many opportunities to appear as a speaker. His fiery,
sparkling genius made him one of Sweden’s foremost
orators. Masterpieces are also his letters, which of
their kind have no parallels in Swedish literature.
C. THE FINNISH SCHOOL
Jolian Ludvig Runeberg. In race, education, and
authorship Runeberg belong to Swedish culture. He
was born in Finland in
1804. As a young stu-
dent he formed the ac-
quaintance of an old of-
ficer from the Finnish
War, who had much to
tell of its heroes. The
young student began to
feel a deep love and
admiration for the
army "that froze, and
starved, and conquered
with it all/’ In after
years he put these sto-
ries into verse, which
Johan Ludvig Runeberg.
became the immortal
collection known as
"Fanrik Stals Sagner" (Tales of Ensign Stal).
Runeberg*s treatment of his subjects was something
new in Swedish literature. His characters are not
creatures of fancy and imagination, but real men and
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