Thorvald Aadahl (23 July 1882 – 26 March 1962) was a Norwegian newspaper editor, novelist, and playwright. Born in

Rødenes Rødenes is a former municipality in the former Østfold county, Norway. The parish of ''Rødenæs'' was established as a municipality January 1, 1838 (see formannskapsdistrikt). The district of Rømskog was separated from Rødenes as a municip ...

, he was chief editor of '' Nationen'' newspaper from 1913 to 1942 and chaired the

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from 1931 to 1934. In the Norwegian parliamentary election of 1927 Aadahl was the third candidate on the list presented by the short-lived far-right National Legion, behind Karl Meyer (the party's leader) and Frøis Frøisland, and ahead of Jens Bratlie. In a press release, the National Legion stated that it had deliberately chosen "strong" personalities able to withstand the rigours of Norwegian politics. Frøisland denounced the list in a piece he wrote in ''

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'', stating that neither he, Aadahl, nor Bratlie were willing candidates; they had not even been aware of their nomination. He declared that a vote for the National Legion would be a

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in the ongoing struggle against "the communists". Norwegian electoral law provided no legal grounds, however, for persons listed in the ballot to refuse their nomination. In the event, the National Legion received only 1,210 votes nationwide and won no seats in parliament.

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1882 births 1962 deaths 20th-century Norwegian dramatists and playwrights 20th-century Norwegian novelists Norwegian newspaper editors People from Marker, Norway Norwegian male dramatists and playwrights Norwegian male novelists 20th-century Norwegian politicians {{Norway-writer-stub