Åke V. Ström

Åke Viktor Ored Ström (28 February 1909 – 20 August 1994) was a Swedish theologian who specialized in the study of Germanic religion.

Åke V. Ström
Born	28 February 1909 Karlskrona, Sweden
Died	20 August 1994 (aged 85) Kista, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Academic background
Alma mater	Stockholm University Uppsala University
Academic work
Discipline	Theology
Sub-discipline	Old Norse studies
Institutions	Lund University
Main interests	Germanic religion

Biography

Åke V. Ström was born in Karlskrona, Sweden on 28 February 1909, the son of Tord Ström and Agnes Palm. He gained his fil kand from Stockholm University in 1930, and his teol kand from Uppsala University in 1935. Ström was ordained as a priest in 1936. He gained his teol dr from Uppsala University in 1945. Since 1965, Ström was a docent in religious history at Lund University. He was a highly regarded religious scholar, and a known authority on Old Norse religion. Ström died in Kista, Sweden on 20 August 1994.

Selected works

• Germanische und Baltische Religion, 1975

See also

• Anders Hultgård
• Dag Strömbäck

Sources

• "Aktad religionsforskare" (in Swedish). Dagens Nyheter. 2 September 1994. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
• "Ström, Åke Viktor Ored". Vem är det (in Swedish). 1963. Retrieved 4 January 2021.