WRITER

Margit Sandemo

1924 - 2018

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Margit Sandemo (née Underdal, 23 April 1924 – 1 September 2018) was a Norwegian-Swedish historical fantasy author. She had been the best-selling author in the Nordic countries since the 1980s, when her novel series of 47 books, The Legend of the Ice People, was published. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Margit Sandemo has received more than 72,800 page views. Her biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Margit Sandemo is the 2,351st most popular writer (up from 2,431st in 2019), the 137th most popular biography from Norway (down from 133rd in 2019) and the 22nd most popular Norwegian Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 73k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 55.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Trollbbundet
1982
Avgrunnen
1982
Livsglede
2010
Heksejakten
1982

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Margit Sandemo ranks 2,351 out of 7,302. Before her are Rabia Balkhi, Eugippius, Terry Bisson, Anton Bernolák, Karel Hynek Mácha, and Phocylides. After her are Philip Sidney, Juan de Valdés, Paul Adam, Walter Bagehot, Dmytro Dontsov, and Maksim Bahdanovič.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Margit Sandemo ranks 143. Before her are Alime Abdenanova, George Mikan, Charles Bachman, Lefter Küçükandonyadis, Karlheinz Deschner, and Carlo Bergonzi. After her are Donatas Banionis, William Auld, Grégoire Kayibanda, Shintaro Abe, S. N. Goenka, and M. Karunanidhi. Among people deceased in 2018, Margit Sandemo ranks 129. Before her are Sergio Balanzino, Michael Anderson, Nicole Fontaine, Venantino Venantini, Ahron Daum, and Oleg Tabakov. After her are Yoshinobu Ishii, Katherine MacGregor, John Sulston, M. Karunanidhi, Robert Morris, and Moshé Mizrahi.

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In Norway

Among people born in Norway, Margit Sandemo ranks 137 out of 1,039. Before her are Naddodd (900), Thekla Resvoll (1871), Harriet Backer (1845), Ivar Ballangrud (1904), Anne Jahren (1963), and Caspar Wessel (1745). After her are Jørgen Juve (1906), Johan Nygaardsvold (1879), Viggo Brun (1885), Euronymous (1968), Per Petterson (1952), and Ole Gunnar Solskjær (1973).

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Among WRITERS In Norway

Among writers born in Norway, Margit Sandemo ranks 22. Before her are Henrik Wergeland (1808), Jørgen Moe (1813), Dagny Juel (1867), Thorbjørn Egner (1912), Trygve Gulbranssen (1894), and Johan Bojer (1872). After her are Per Petterson (1952), Karin Fossum (1954), Dag Solstad (1941), Anne Holt (1958), Nordahl Grieg (1902), and Amalie Skram (1846).

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