The contrasting nature of the North makes one realize that in addition to the fairy-tale nature colored in watercolors by master illustrator and king of children's fantasy John Bauer, full of unusual creatures derived from Swedish folklore, there is also a nature full of anxiety, darkness and mysticism, reminiscent of Nordic shamanism and Old Scandinavian sagas. Bauer's illustrations captured the imagination of generations of Swedes. They believed that nature was a product of...