Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen
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Kristoffer Nilsen Svartbækken Grindalen (1804 – 25 February 1876) was a Norwegian criminal and killer thief. He was born at the crofter's farm Nordre Svartbækken in Elverum
, and spent 41 years of his life in prisons. He was convicted for a murder and robbery near Ekrumstormyra in Løten
in 1875, and was beheaded at the site of the murder in 1876, witnessed by estimated 2,500 spectators, in the last public execution in Norway.
Henrik Sørensen
's painting Svartbækken from 1908, inspired by the incident, was much discussed, but is regarded as Sørensen's breakthrough.
Elverum
is a town and municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Østerdalen. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Elverum...
, and spent 41 years of his life in prisons. He was convicted for a murder and robbery near Ekrumstormyra in Løten
Løten
Løten is a municipality in Hedmark county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Hedmarken. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Løten. The parish of Løiten was established as a municipality on 1 January 1838 .-Name:The municipality is named after an old farm...
in 1875, and was beheaded at the site of the murder in 1876, witnessed by estimated 2,500 spectators, in the last public execution in Norway.
Henrik Sørensen
Henrik Sørensen
-Personal life:Sørensen was born in Fryksände in Sweden as a son of Severin Sørensen and Helene Høibraaten. He was married to Gudrun Klewe, and is father of physicist Sven Oluf Sørensen.-Painting career:...
's painting Svartbækken from 1908, inspired by the incident, was much discussed, but is regarded as Sørensen's breakthrough.