Åke Ohlmarks

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Åke Ohlmarks


Born
in Kristianstad, Sweden
June 03, 1911

Died
June 06, 1984


Åke Joel Ohlmarks (June 3, 1911 in Kristianstad, Sweden – 1984 in Crist di Niardo, Brescia, Italy) was a Swedish author, translator and scholar of religion.

Ohlmarks translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings was strongly disliked by the author, prompting him to compile his Guide to the Names in The Lord of the Rings. Ohlmarks not just invented many expression of his own, but also took great liberties with the contents of Tolkien's work, both by shortening many parts of it and by inserting his own interpretations.
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Tolkien och den svarta magin

3.09 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1982
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Buddha talade och sade

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3.50 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1963
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Tolkiens arv

2.62 avg rating — 13 ratings
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Nostradamus Profetior

2.67 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2001 — 2 editions
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Sagan om Tolkien

2.67 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1972
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Nordiska guda-och hjältesagor

3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1986
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De isländska sagorna: Lands...

3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1975 — 2 editions
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Tolkien-lexikon med allt fr...

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3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1976
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Asasagan

3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1981
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Doktor i Lund: En bok om ak...

2.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1980 — 2 editions
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