Head Hammer Man Henrik Levahn - Head Hammer Man Henrik Levhn

Facts Horndal, Dalarna, 1909. The General Strike is raging across the country, and union uprisings are being crushed one by one. In the end, one group is left standing alone: the ironworkers of Horndal. Here, in the small mill town in Dalarna, the conflict reaches its peak. Poor working-class families are evicted from their homes, and workers from all over Bergslagen join in violent protests. The Swedish military is called in, and soldiers stand with fixed bayonets aimed at the striking workers. A Swedish civil war is a finger's movement away. At the center of it all is Alrik Andersson, a 27-year-old blacksmith who happened to become the leader of the union. Head Hammer Man is the unlikely story of Alrik's life and fate. Henrik Levahn has his roots in Horndal and is the vocalist and guitarist of the metal band that shares its name with the mill town. This novel is an extension of the band's third album, which has the same name.