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370 A History of Sweden
Viktor Rydberg.
The brightest mem-
ory from his childhood,
which he carried with
him through life, was
the image of his early
departed mother. His
yearning for the noble,
the exalted, the eternal,
which marked his per-
sonality, had been in-
stilled into him by his
good and self-sacrific-
ing mother. She taught
him not to fear any-
thing except to do
wrong, that in reality
there is no other great danger.
The passing of that noble woman completely crushed
her husband. He began to be queer and had to resign
his position. This broke up the home. Little Viktor,
only six years old, had to experience life’s vicissitudes
under a strange roof. It was often hard, but his rich
gifts carried him forward, and finally he became a pro-
fessor in Stockholm. To the children and youth of
Sweden he is especially known as the author of "Little
Vigg’s Adventures on Christmas Eve," "The Free-
booter on the Baltic/’ and "Singoalla." His splendid
poem "Dexippos" will ever inspire the young to self-
sacrificing achievements. "The Last Athenian" is his
most celebrated novel.
The most beautiful of Viktor Rydberg’s poems is
perhaps his Cantata written for the four hundredth
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