Frans Gunnar Bengtsson (
October 4,
1894 -
December 19,
1954) was a
Swedish novelist, essayist, poet and biographer. He was born in
Tossjö[?] (near
Kristianstad) in
Skåne and died in
Ribbingsfors[?]. He is best known for his
Viking saga novel
Röde Orm (
The Long Ships[?]). He married Gerda Fineman in 1939.