Harald Kåre Prytz (12 September 1926 – 6 July 1994) was a Norwegian journalist and novelist. He was born in Ålen Municipality, belonging to the Prytz family from

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. He became editor-in-chief of '' Arbeidets Rett'' at the age of 19 before working in ''

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'' from 1951 to his retirement. He wrote several novels, mainly revolving around the Norse travels to

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and

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. He received the prize Mads Wiel Nygaards Endowment in 1972. He also wrote the nonfiction book ''Westward before Columbus'' in 1991. He died in July 1994.

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1926 births 1994 deaths People from Holtålen 20th-century Norwegian novelists 20th-century Norwegian journalists {{Norway-novelist-stub