Author Archives: Claes Johan Ljungström

Living: 1819 - 1882

Place of birth: Pirkum, Sandhem parish, Västergötland

Claes Johan Ljungström was the son of a peasant who became a priest and an archaeologist. He had a great interest in cultural heritage and worked actively to protect and document ancient monuments. He was the one who prevented Hols kungshög in Tunhem from being removed, and also founded Västergötlands fornminnesförening in 1863.
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A winter's night in a peasant's cottage in Västergötland in the 1820s

Claes Johan Ljungström (1819-1882) talks about his childhood home. Originally published in 1872 in Ny Illustrerad [...]

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