Leonhard Fredrik Rääf (1786 – 1872) also known as Ydredrotten was a Swedish

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, local historian and conservative politician from Ydre. During a time Rääf had a literary salon in Tomestorp which was frequented by among others Per Daniel Amadeus Atterbom. In 1843 Rääf moved to a farm in Forsnäs where he lived until his death in 1872. Rääf is buried together with some possessions in a Viking-style mound at the shores of Lägern.

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1786 births 1872 deaths Swedish archivists People from Kinda Municipality, 19th-century Swedish historians Uppsala University alumni {{Sweden-historian-stub