Hemming Gad : Historiallinen näytelmä by Alpo Noponen
"Hemming Gad" by Alpo Noponen is a historical play written in the early 20th century. It dramatizes Sweden’s early 16th‑century power struggle between Sten Sture’s bid to keep the realm independent and King Christian II’s drive to impose Danish rule, with the fiery bishop‑elect Hemming Gad at the center of clashing nobles, clergy, and commoners. Expect council intrigues, papal pressure, and rousing speeches as figures like Sten Sture, Kristina Gyllenstjerna, Bishops Matias
and Ingemar, Erik Trolle, and the scheming clerk Mestari Jon maneuver for advantage. The opening of the play sets the stage in Växjö, where merchants host bishops and pro‑Danish nobles quietly plotting to deliver castles, taxes, and troops to Christian II and to undercut Sten Sture. Hemming Gad bursts in with popular support waiting outside, denounces the conspirators as traitors, expels the king’s agent Jon to Skåne under guard, and warns of ruin under Danish rule; the nobles answer by resolving to have him excommunicated through Rome. In Stockholm, Bishop Matias presents a papal ban and pressures Sten Sture, who reluctantly withholds support from Gad to avoid a clash with the Church; a council is held, Ingemar recants an earlier refusal to aid Sture, Gad arrives straight from repelling a raid, is formally denounced, and withdraws to Rönö while Sture’s wife grieves and the young noble Jaakko Kurki goes to serve Gad. Near Rönö, peasants discuss a monk selling indulgences as Jon reappears to peddle pardons and vilify Gad, the scene breaking off mid‑harangue. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Noponen, Alpo, 1862-1927 |
|---|---|
| Title | Hemming Gad : Historiallinen näytelmä |
| Original Publication | Porvoo: Werner Söderström, 1903. |
| Credits | Juhani Kärkkäinen and Tapio Riikonen |
| Language | Finnish |
| LoC Class | PH: Language and Literatures: Finno-Ugrian and Basque languages and literatures |
| Subject | Historical drama |
| Subject | Finnish drama -- 20th century |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 78163 |
| Release Date | Mar 10, 2026 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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