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An appreciated and by many a well received family chronicle with the earliest and latest about the Natt och Dag family. Written by the current Chairwoman's late husband, Mats Linday. The book is available to the price of US$25, incl p&p, and may be ordered directly from the Natt och Dag family association. Please visit our contacts page and order by e-mail or regular mail.

Said or written about Birth, Beans, and Battle (in Swedish) :

“Mats Linday is deeply read in and depicts, swiftly and with a critical mind, all the people that have played a large role in our history” (Alf Åberg, Sydsvenska Dagbladet)

“The strength of the chronicle is really its self-irony and lack of false respect. If Mats Linday sees a lame horse, he calls it a lame horse. His formulations are often drastic and always amusing. As a depicter of the nobility he is initiated but without illusions. It often strikes me that the Swedish high nobility never is afraid to talk about scandals or is under the illusion that the truth would stain an honored named.” (Rune-Pär Olofsson. Dalademokraten)

“This book is written in high spirits and with great energy. It contains quite a number of interesting enlightenments and amusing remarks.” (Prof. Torgny Nevéus i Upsala Nya Tidning)

“Mats Linday has avoided most pitfalls. His selection is well-reasoned and therefore amusing and interesting.” (Fil. Lic. Dick Widing, Nerikes Allehanda)

“If the noble family Natt och Dag is the first documented family of Swedish origin, then it is definitely also the last one that began to carry their family name. On this family has Mats Linday, with a two-fold connection to the Natt och Dags, written an interesting, lively, and with humor permeated volume: Birth, Beans, and Battle.” (Fil. Dr. Lars Wickström, Genealogist at the House of Nobility, Arte et Marte)