Scandinavia 13

**A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 'As brilliant a history of the Vikings as one could possibly hope to read' Tom Holland** The 'Viking Age' is traditionally held to begin in June 793 when Scandinavian raid……続きを見る

"Ghosts" is a drama in three acts by Henrik Ibsen, published in 1881 in Norwegian as Gengangere and performed the following year. The play is an attack on conventional morality and on the results of……続きを見る

"Catiline" was Henrik Ibsen's first play. It was written during winter 1848–49 and first performed under Ibsen's name on 3 December 1881 at the Nya Teatern (New Theater), Stockholm, Sweden. The main……続きを見る

A rollicking account of the bizarre hostage drama that gave rise to the term "Stockholm syndrome." On the morning of August 23, 1973, a man wearing a wig, makeup, and a pair of sunglasses walked int……続きを見る

The settlement at Bornais in the Western Isles of Scotland is one of the largest rural settlements known from the Norse period in Britain. It spans the period from the fifth to the fifteenth century……続きを見る

Henrik Ibsen is the great Norwegian playwright known of course for "A Doll’s House", "Hedda Gabler", "Ghosts" and "The Master Builder". "Love’s Comedy", bittersweet comedy written in 1862, is one of……続きを見る

Le Danemark proprement dit se situe entre 540 et 580 de latitude nord et entre 80 et 150 de longitude est. Deux territoires autonomes font toutefois partie intégrante du royaume : les îles Féroé, en……続きを見る

Par deux fois, lors de référendums organisés en 1972 et en 1994, les Norvégiens ont refusé que leur pays adhère à l'Europe communautaire. Pour expliquer cette nette réticence, de nombreux commentate……続きを見る

Extrait : "La Suède et la Finlande composent un royaume large d'environ deux cents de nos lieues, et long de trois cents. Il s'étend du midi au nord depuis le cinquante-cinquième degré; ou à peu prè……続きを見る

Avec un territoire grand comme les deux tiers de la France, mais une population dix fois moins importante, la Finlande reste un petit pays mal connu en Europe occidentale. Du fait de sa situation en……続きを見る

La Suède est restée plus longtemps que les autres pays scandinaves dépourvue d'histoire écrite. Les temps archaïques, sur lesquels la documentation se limite aux données de l'archéologie, de l'épigr……続きを見る

The Cold War is conventionally regarded as a superpower conflict that dominated the shape of international relations between World War II and the fall of the Berlin Wall. Smaller powers had to adapt……続きを見る

Governing Affects explores the neoliberal transformation of state governance in Europe towards affective forms of dominance exercised by customer-oriented neo-bureaucracies and public service provid……続きを見る

A guide to Iceland's rich literary heritage - from Norse witches to contemporary crime fiction. Iceland is an island of multiple identities in constant flux, just like its unruly, volcanic ground. S……続きを見る

Digital media–GIFs, films, TED Talks, tweets, and more–have become integral to daily life and, unsurprisingly, to Indigenous people’s strategies for addressing the historical and ongoing effects of ……続きを見る

The Routledge Handbook of Arctic Security offers a comprehensive examination of security in the region, encompassing both state-based and militarized notions of security, as well as broader security……続きを見る

A selection of the Military Book Club: “A solid operational analysis” from “an established scholar of the Scandinavian theater” (Publishers Weekly). This book describes the odd coalition between Ger……続きを見る

An “excellent” history of the often overlooked WWII campaign in which Hitler secured a vital resource lifeline for the Third Reich (Library Journal). After Hitler conquered Poland and was still fine……続きを見る

Eirik the Red's Saga is a captivating Icelandic saga that recounts the adventures of the legendary Norse explorer Eirik the Red. Filled with detailed accounts of voyages, battles, and settlements, t……続きを見る

Snorri Sturluson's 'The Younger Edda; Also called Snorre's Edda, or The Prose Edda' is a cornerstone of Norse mythology and Scandinavian literature. Written in the 13th century, this text serves as ……続きを見る

Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Stra……続きを見る

An illustrated guide to Viking warfare from strategy and weapons to culture and tradition: “a very excellent introduction to the Viking age as a whole” (Justin Pollard, historical consultant for the……続きを見る

A concise history of the Vikings and their time by the Norwegian historian and author of Vikings at War. From the ninth to the eleventh century, Viking ships landed on almost every shore in the West……続きを見る

The WWII story of Norwegian resistance in the face of Nazi invasion: a daring escape for the Norwegian royal family and fifty tons of gold bullion. Gold Run recounts the thrilling story of the loyal……続きを見る

A historian reveals the surprising role that seventeenth-century Sweden played in shaping Western history. There has been a recent trend in history to interpret the rise and fall of great powers in ……続きを見る

The Vikings famously took no prisoners, relished cruel retribution, and prided themselves on their blood-thirsty skills as warriors. But their prowess in battle is only a small part of their story, ……続きを見る

Largely developed by Norwegians, Swedes, and Swedish-speaking Finns who spread in a short time across eight distinct settlements, the isolated community of Hovland, Minnesota, quickly established a ……続きを見る

Politically and militarily powerful, early modern Scandinavia played an essential role in the development of Central European culture from the sixteenth to the eighteenth century. In this volume, Kr……続きを見る

The East-West Forum is a New York-based research and policy analysis organization sponsored by the Samuel Bronfman Foundation. Its goal is to bring together experts and policy leaders from differing……続きを見る

Reading Russian Sources is an accessible and comprehensive guide that introduces students to the wide range of sources that can be used to engage with Russian history from the early medieval to the ……続きを見る