- CountrySweden
- Town:Linköping Ostergötland
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Year of creation:1927
- Rider(s):Filbyter, Folke
(c.1010-c.1100) is the popularized name of the pagan progenitor of the House of Bjelbo clan. Since Folke is said to have been the great-great-grandfather of Birger Brosa, he would have lived in the 11th century. His cognomen Filbyter is believed to mean “foal biter” and refers to a man who castrates colts with his teeth. Being the main character in the novel Folkkungaträdet, he is portrayed in search of his grandson at the very moment that his horse slips. The rider and horse turn in different directions to regain their balance.
- Sculptor(s):Milles, Carl
(1875 –1955) was a Swedish sculptor who studied sculpture at the Technical School in Stockholm. In 1929, after receiving acclaim in Sweden and having an exhibition at the Tate Gallery in London, he accepted a commission in Chicago that brought about his first visit to the USA. In 1931 he became Professor of Sculpture at Cranbrook Academy in Detroit, Michigan, where he remained for many years. Over his long and productive career, Milles received numerous commissions and exhibited extensively both in the US and abroad. In 1945 he became a US citizen and in 1947 was elected a lifetime member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters. In 1951 Milles returned to Sweden where he died in 1955
His home near Stockholm, Millesgården, became his resting place and is nowadays an attractive museum.
The pictures are of a copy in Millesgarden, Stockholm
