Ottilie Adelina Liljencrantz was born in Chicago, Illinois, the daughter of Gustave Adolph Mathias Liljencrantz, a civil engineer, and Adelina Charlotte Hall Liljencrantz. Her father was born in Sweden. "I wish that I could trace my descent to some renowned Viking," she confided in an interview, "and I will not relinquish the pleasant belief that I have some valiant ancestor on Valhalla's benches," but history only confirmed her as a descendant of sixteenth-century Swedish clergyman Laurentius Petri.[2] Among her teachers was drama teacher Anna Morgan, who remembered Liljencrantz as "an attractive young woman with a mind unusually endowed. She had a vivid fancy and a true sense of proportion, she seemed to have been set apart for a career in literature".[3]
Careeredit
When she was still a teenager, she wrote plays and produced them with the help of children in her neighborhood. One such drama, "In Fairyland" (1895), involved over 100 children when it was mounted as a benefit for the Home for Destitute Crippled Children.[4]
Books by Liljencrantz included The Scrape that Jack Built (1897, a children's book), The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days (1902, a novel about Leif Erikson),[5]The Ward of King Canute (1903), The Vinland Champions (1904), Randvar the Songsmith: A Romance of Norumbega (1906, a novel with a werewolf theme),[6] and A Viking's Love and Other Tales of the North (1911, a collection of short stories published posthumously). Troy Kinney and Margaret West Kinney illustrated three of Liljencrantz's books. Her novel The Thrall of Leif the Lucky was adapted for a silent film, The Viking (1928).[7]
Personal lifeedit
Liljencrantz died after a surgery to treat cancer in 1910, aged 34 years, in Chicago.[8][9]
Jim Craig, "She Made the Vikings Come Alive" Under Every Tombstone (January 16, 2015). A blog post about Ottilie A. Liljencrantz, illustrated with newspaper clippings and book covers.
Ottilie A. Liljencrantz's IMDB page.
April 10, 2024
ottilie, liljencrantz, ottilie, adelina, liljencrantz, january, 1876, october, 1910, american, writer, norse, themed, historical, novels, from, publications, 1908, 1902, ottilie, adelina, liljencrantzborn, 1876, january, 1876chicago, illinois, diedoctober, 191. Ottilie Adelina Liljencrantz January 19 1876 October 7 1910 was an American writer of Norse themed historical novels 1 Ottilie A Liljencrantz from publications in 1908 top and 1902 Ottilie Adelina LiljencrantzBorn 1876 01 19 January 19 1876Chicago Illinois U S DiedOctober 7 1910 1910 10 07 aged 34 Chicago Illinois U S Contents 1 Early life 2 Career 3 Personal life 4 References 5 External linksEarly life editOttilie Adelina Liljencrantz was born in Chicago Illinois the daughter of Gustave Adolph Mathias Liljencrantz a civil engineer and Adelina Charlotte Hall Liljencrantz Her father was born in Sweden I wish that I could trace my descent to some renowned Viking she confided in an interview and I will not relinquish the pleasant belief that I have some valiant ancestor on Valhalla s benches but history only confirmed her as a descendant of sixteenth century Swedish clergyman Laurentius Petri 2 Among her teachers was drama teacher Anna Morgan who remembered Liljencrantz as an attractive young woman with a mind unusually endowed She had a vivid fancy and a true sense of proportion she seemed to have been set apart for a career in literature 3 Career editWhen she was still a teenager she wrote plays and produced them with the help of children in her neighborhood One such drama In Fairyland 1895 involved over 100 children when it was mounted as a benefit for the Home for Destitute Crippled Children 4 Books by Liljencrantz included The Scrape that Jack Built 1897 a children s book The Thrall of Leif the Lucky A Story of Viking Days 1902 a novel about Leif Erikson 5 The Ward of King Canute 1903 The Vinland Champions 1904 Randvar the Songsmith A Romance of Norumbega 1906 a novel with a werewolf theme 6 and A Viking s Love and Other Tales of the North 1911 a collection of short stories published posthumously Troy Kinney and Margaret West Kinney illustrated three of Liljencrantz s books Her novel The Thrall of Leif the Lucky was adapted for a silent film The Viking 1928 7 Personal life editLiljencrantz died after a surgery to treat cancer in 1910 aged 34 years in Chicago 8 9 References edit Olson Ernst W 1908 History of the Swedes of Illinois Engberg Holmberg Publishing p 840 ISBN 9785879573213 Miss Ottilie Liljencrantz Indianapolis News March 24 1906 7 via Newspapers com nbsp Anna Morgan My Chicago R F Seymour 1918 52 54 Burr Merrill Turned to Fairies and Goblins Chicago Daily Tribune January 20 1895 3 Side Lights on Literature Brooklyn Daily Eagle April 9 1902 12 via Newspapers com nbsp C H Gaines Harper s Bookshelf Harper s Magazine May 1906 Kevin J Harty ed The Vikings on Film Essays on Depictions of the Nordic Middle Ages McFarland 2011 ISBN 9780786460441 Ottilie Liljencrantz The American Scandinavian 1910 17 Chicago Authoress is Dead Chicago Daily Tribune October 9 1910 7 External links editWorks by Ottilie A Liljencrantz at Project Gutenberg Jim Craig She Made the Vikings Come Alive Under Every Tombstone January 16 2015 A blog post about Ottilie A Liljencrantz illustrated with newspaper clippings and book covers Ottilie A Liljencrantz s IMDB page Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ottilie A Liljencrantz amp oldid 1191234843, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
