A visit to Trondheim in Norway has provided an introduction to the weaver, Hannah Ryggen (1884-1970), who is the subject on the Post this week. She is one of Scandinavia's most distinctive and influential textile artists of the 20th century, using her tapestries to engage with and comment on important contemporary issues such as resistance to war, abuse of power, social injustice, and women's rights. Born and educated in Sweden, in 1924 she moved to a small family farm in Ørlandet near Trondheim with her husband, artist Hans Ryggen. There, completely self-taught, she began weaving her tapestries on a loom specially designed by Hans.