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366 A History of Sweden
historian. As Professor of History in Uppsala Univer-
sity, he wrote the "History of the Swedish People."
He laid stress on truth and aimed to show his people
what their forefathers had borne without fainting.
Thus he would steel the descendants of mighty north-
men. As a model in the art of writing history Geijer
had Lagerbring of the eighteenth century, who may
be called Sweden’s first scientific historian. He tested
carefully all his sources and kept only what he found
to be true.
Anders Fryxell. Geijer’s opposite in the manner of
writing history was in many respects Anders Fryx-
ell, a churchman in Vermland, who became the most
widely read of all Swedish historians. While Geijer’s
language presupposed a high culture in the reader,
Fryxell, in his "Stories from Swedish History," wrote
in a style adapted to the young and the masses. In vivid
narrative art he is a master. Hence; his stories have
become favorite reading for youth and common people.
Esaias Tegner. Like Geijer, Tegn6r was born in
Vermland, but unlike Geijer he did not long enjoy the
quiet and happiness of home. His father, who was
a churchman of limited means, died when the boy was
only ten. He was soon compelled to leave home and
make his own living. He secured a position as assist-
ant secretary to a crown official. His employer soon
discovered the boy’s ardent love of books and reading,
and his remarkable talent. "Esse," he would repeated-
ly say, "you are too good to sit here and copy figures
under me." He soon secured opportunities for the boy
to study.
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