Jacob B Bull

Jacob Breda Bull was a renowned author, poet, and folklorist. Born in 1853, Bull spent his early years in Rendalen with his family until his father was appointed to a new pastoral position in Tønsberg. Bull was a teenager at the time and moved away from Rendalen, but he often returned during the summers to hunt, fish, and visit old friends in the valley he cherished. It was in this valley that he found the inspiration for his most famous stories, drawn from his own childhood memories or tales he heard from others. These included "Vesleblakken", "Ulveslaget", "Glomdalsbruden", "Fløtar-Lars", "Tater-Kristen", and many more. Bull was one of Norway's best-selling authors of his time, an active participant in the country's cultural elite, and a close friend of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. (1853-1930). In Bull's writings, the people of Rendalen appear as subtle, with a sense for beautiful melodies and good stories. Bull himself wrote himself into this tradition like no other in the village he so colorfully describes. In stories like "Vesleblakken" and "Ulveslaget", and in his novels and poems, he has brought the folk life, culture, and nature of Rendalen to a wide readership, making the people of Rendalen proud of their village. He was married twice and had five children with his second wife, including Olaf Bull. Towards the end of his life, he lived in Copenhagen. He passed away in 1930 and was buried outside Ytre Rendal Church. The old parsonage in Øvre Rendal, where Jacob Breda Bull grew up as the son of a pastor, is now a museum. Every summer, plays based on his stories are performed at the Bull Museum. Source: Rendalen Bygdemuseum: https://rendalenbygdemuseum.wordpress.com