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	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>The committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), through Lena Törnqvist (librarian and responsible for the Astrid Lindgren Archive at the [[wikipedia:National Library of Sweden\|National Library of Sweden]]); private correspondance <!-- by user:Morgan -->as of 6 August 2010</ref>		In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>The committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), through Lena Törnqvist (librarian and responsible for the Astrid Lindgren Archive at the [[wikipedia:National Library of Sweden\|National Library of Sweden]]); private correspondance <!-- by user:Morgan -->as of 6 August 2010</ref>

−	However, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.	+	However, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work,<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref> other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''.<ref name=Lena/>

	==External links==		==External links==
	*{{WP\|Astrid Lindgren}}		*{{WP\|Astrid Lindgren}}
	*[http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=227858 Tolkien, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson] on ''The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza''		*[http://www.lotrplaza.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=227858 Tolkien, Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson] on ''The Lord of the Rings Fanatics Plaza''
		+	*[http://mythoi.tolkienindex.net/#post1 Astrid Lindgren and Tove Jansson about ''The Hobbit''] by [[Morgan Thomsen]]
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	{{references}}		{{references}}
−	~~[[CATEGORY~~:~~Authors\|~~Lindgren, Astrid]]	+	{{DEFAULTSORT:Lindgren, Astrid}}
−	[[~~CATEGORY~~:~~Swedish people\|Lindgren, Astrid~~]]	+	[[Category:Authors]]
−	[[~~CATEGORY~~:People by name~~\|Lindgren, Astrid~~]]	+	[[Category:People by name]]
		+	[[Category:Swedish people]]

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	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>The committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), through Lena Törnqvist (librarian and responsible for the Astrid Lindgren Archive at the [[wikipedia:National Library of Sweden\|National Library of Sweden]]); private correspondance <!-- by user:Morgan -->as of 6 August 2010</ref>		In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>The committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), through Lena Törnqvist (librarian and responsible for the Astrid Lindgren Archive at the [[wikipedia:National Library of Sweden\|National Library of Sweden]]); private correspondance <!-- by user:Morgan -->as of 6 August 2010</ref>

−	~~Hovewer~~, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.	+	However, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.

	==External links==		==External links==

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−	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[14 November]] [[1907]] – [[~~January 28\|~~28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.	+	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[14 November]] [[1907]] – [[28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.

	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>		Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

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−	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[~~November 14\|~~14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.	+	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.

	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>		Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

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	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>		Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

−	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>~~Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the~~ committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>	+	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>The committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), through Lena Törnqvist (librarian and responsible for the Astrid Lindgren Archive at the [[wikipedia:National Library of Sweden\|National Library of Sweden]]); private correspondance <!-- by user:Morgan -->as of 6 August 2010</ref>

	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.		Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.

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	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>		Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

−	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>	+	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''The Hobbit'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>

−	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that ~~[[J.R.R.~~ Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.	+	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that Tolkien had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>		In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>

−	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been ~~claimed she~~ saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.	+	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While she has been attributed saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, other informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>		In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>

−	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been claimed she saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, ~~more~~ informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.	+	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been claimed she saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[November 14\|14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.		'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[November 14\|14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.
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		+	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>		In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>

	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been claimed she saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, more informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.		Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been claimed she saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, more informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.
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−	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

	==External links==		==External links==

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	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[November 14\|14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.		'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[November 14\|14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.

−	Lindgren ~~said that~~ the works of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref> and she wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>	+	In the late 1940s, when [[J.R.R. Tolkien]]'s ''[[The Hobbit]]'' was translated to Swedish as ''[[Hompen]]'', Lindgren was responsible for the department of Children's literature at Rabén & Sjögren (the publishers of the translation).<ref name=Lena>Private correspondance with Lena Törnqvist<!-- by user:Morgan -->, member of the committee for the Astrid Lindgren Society ([http://www.astridlindgren.se/ Astrid Lindgren-sällskapet]), as of 6 August 2010</ref>
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		+	Hovewer, apparently the works of Tolkien did not have a direct influence on Lindgren's own works. While it has been claimed she saying that [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a great impact on her work<ref>[[Lars-Terje Lysemose]], "On the founding of Imladris", in ''[[Athelas (journal)\|Athelas]]'' (the English annual), 1994.</ref>, more informed sources claim that Lindgren in several interviews denied any influence by Tolkien and that she had not even read ''The Lord of the Rings''<ref name=Lena/>.
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		+	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>

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−	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[~~November 14\|~~14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.	+	'''Astrid Lindgren''' ([[14 November]] [[1907]] – [[January 28\|28 January]] [[2002]]) was a Swedish author and screenwriter.

	Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>		Lindgren wrote three children's books in the genre of fantasy: ''[[Mio, min Mio]]'' (1954; ''Mio, my Son''), ''Bröderna Lejonhjärta'' (1973; ''The Brothers Lionheart''), and ''Ronja Rövardotter'' (1981; ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter''). The first two novels might be caracterized as stories of fantasy reminiscent of ''[[The Hobbit]]'', where the heroes return home after a perilous adventure. And the latter, ''Ronia the Robber's Daughter'', has been described as a work reminding of the genre [[wikipedia:High fantasy\|High fantasy]].<ref>Johan Sandberg, "[http://tolkiensarda.se/new/nummer/magsidor/arttre9.htm Svensk fantasy svälter]" ("Swedish Fantasy is Starving") in ''[[Tolkiens Arda]]'', issue 14, 2003.</ref>