Sven Moren (24 October 1871 – 14 December 1938) was a Norwegian farmer, poet, story writer, playwright, children's writer, organizer and politician for the Liberal Party.

Personal life

Moren was born in Trysil as the son of farmers John Svensen Moren and Hanna Halvorsdatter Buflod. He married Gudrid Breie in 1907, and was the father of poet

Halldis Moren Vesaas Halldis Moren Vesaas (18 November 1907 – 8 September 1995) was a Norwegian poet, translator and writer of children's books. She established herself as one of the leading Norwegian writers of her generation. Biography She was born on a f ...

and educator

Sigmund Moren Sigmund Moren (27 November 1913 – 4 February 1996) was a Norwegian philologist, encyclopedist, literary critic, theatre critic and children's writer. Biography Moren grew up at Trysil in Hedmark. His father was writer Sven Moren (1871–193 ...

. He died in Trysil in 1938.

Career

Moren published his first poetry collection, ''Vers'', in 1895. His next collection, ''Hildring'' came in 1897. His story ''Paa villstraa'' was published in 1898. His literary breakthrough was the story ''Storskogen'' from 1904. The book is framed around a traditional love story between a boy from a cotter's family and a girl from a large farm. It treats various aspects from the old rural society, mixed with modern forestry and trade fluctuations, over-population and class distinction. In 1907 he published ''Svartelva'', a book with lyrical nature descriptions. In 1909 he published the children's book ''Den store tømmerdrifta''. In 1915 he published the children's book ''Dei morlause gutane i Skardfjellet'' and the play ''Vaarflaumen''. Among Moren's other novels were ''Garden og bygda'' from 1924, ''Grøndalskongen'' from 1925, and ''Vegaskile'' from 1926. His novel series ''Styrkeprøve'' (1929), ''Riket er ditt'' (1932) and ''Skuldmennene'' (1934) treats conflicts between forest workers and forest owners. He chaired the organization Norsk Bokmannslag from 1913 to 1917, and was a member of the literary council of the Norwegian Authors' Union from 1915 to 1928. He chaired the organization

Noregs Ungdomslag Noregs Ungdomslag (NU, literally "Norway's youth society") is a Norwegian cultural society formed in 1896. It has around 17,000 members and 450 local chapters. Activities Among the society's activities are folk dance, theatre and the spreading of ...

for two periods. He became a popular speaker of national fame, through his appearances at the large gatherings of this society. He was a member of the school board and the municipal council of Trysil, initiated a local museum, and was a proponent for extending the railway to Trysil. He was fielded as the Liberal Party's running mate to S. Nergaard in the

1915 Norwegian parliamentary election Parliamentary elections were held in Norway on 21 October 1915, with a second round between 4 and 11 November. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p1438 The result was a victory for the Liberal Party, ...

, but ended in last place. The same thing happened in the 1918 general election.

References

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