Raskens
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Raskens is Swedish
novel by Vilhelm Moberg
. The story takes place in the 19th century and is about Gustav Rask, a peasant who becomes a soldier in the Swedish allotment system
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Raskens was also made into TV mini-series in 1976, starring Sven Wollter
and Gurie Nordwall. The series was a huge success and probably scored the highest Swedish viewer ratings of all time. According to Swedish Television the last episode was watched by 75% of the Swedish population (all ages) http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=70050&from=program_ao.
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
novel by Vilhelm Moberg
Vilhelm Moberg
Karl Artur Vilhelm Moberg was a Swedish author and historian, most commonly associated with his four novels known as The Emigrants Series.-Early life:...
. The story takes place in the 19th century and is about Gustav Rask, a peasant who becomes a soldier in the Swedish allotment system
Swedish allotment system
The allotment system was a system used in Sweden for keeping a trained army at all times. This system came into use in around 1640, and was replaced in the early 1900s by the Swedish Armed Forces conscription system...
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Raskens was also made into TV mini-series in 1976, starring Sven Wollter
Sven Wollter
Sven Wollter is a Swedish actor. He was born and grew up in Gothenburg.Sven Wollter is an actor in Sweden and has starred in many films such as, The Man on the Roof, The Man from Majorca, Änglagård and Jerusalem, based on the novel by Selma Lagerlöf...
and Gurie Nordwall. The series was a huge success and probably scored the highest Swedish viewer ratings of all time. According to Swedish Television the last episode was watched by 75% of the Swedish population (all ages) http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=70050&from=program_ao.