Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa Author:Hendrik Willem Van Loon "Adventures and Escapes of Gustavus Vasa and How They Carried Him from His Rather Obscure Origin to the Throne of Sweden" - Gustavus I, 1496-1560, was king of Sweden from 1523-1560. His reign marked the rise of Sweden as a modern national state. Also during his reign, (1526), the New Testament was translated into Swedish, a landmark in Swedish l... more »iterature.« less