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'Beowulf', one of the earliest poems in the English language, recounts a tale of heroism played out against the backdrop of Scandinavia in the 5th to 6th centuries AD. And yet, this Old English vers……続きを見る

This book discusses the archaeology and heritage of the German military presence in Finnish Lapland during the Second World War, framing this northern, overlooked WWII material legacy from the nearl……続きを見る

Ragnar Lothbrok was a legendary warrior who left a legacy among the Vikings like none other. Today's popular TV Show may have popularized Ragnar's story but the real facts are not very well known. D……続きを見る

This detailed volume delves into the rich history of folklore and superstitions in Denmark, detailing the myths surrounding trolls, elves, gods, and ghosts. First published in 1851, Tales of Folklor……続きを見る

Originally titled Vildanden in Norwegian, "The Wild Duck" is an 1884 play by Norwegian author Henrik Ibsen. This work is by many considered Ibsen's finest work, and it is certainly the most complex.……続きを見る

"The Warrior’s Barrow" (or, "The Burial Mound") was Henrik Ibsen's second play and his first play to be performed. Written in 1850 when Ibsen was 22 years old, the play was first performed at the Ch……続きを見る

Gustav Frenssens Werk 'Peter Moors Fahrt nach Südwest' ist ein epischer Roman, der die Reise des Protagonisten Peter Moor in den Westen Nordamerikas beschreibt. Frenssens literarischer Stil zeichnet……続きを見る

Highlights connections between authors rarely studied together by exposing their shared counternarratives to germ theory's implicit suggestion of protection in isolation. Kept from All Contagion exp……続きを見る

The Borgarthing Law and the Eidsivathing Law is dedicated to two closely linked medieval laws which were intended to cover adjacent legal provinces in eastern Norway, around and beyond the modern ca……続きを見る

Mental and material reconstruction was an ongoing process after World War II, and it still is. This volume combines a detailed treatment of post-war cultural reconstruction in Finnish Lapland – a re……続きを見る

First performed in 1877, "The Pillars of Society" was Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen's first successful realist drama. Karsten Bernick is the dominant businessman in a small coastal town in Norwa……続きを見る

This study addresses the many initiatives to decrease industrial pollution emitting from the Pechenganikel plant in the northwestern corner of Russia during the final years of the Soviet Union, and ……続きを見る

The Political Economy of International Commodity Cartels examines how international commodity cartels in the 1930s were impacted not only by commercial rivalry, but also by international trade polit……続きを見る

Luxury, Fashion and the Early Modern Idea of Credit addresses how social and cultural ideas about credit and trust, in the context of fashion and trade, were affected by the growth and development o……続きを見る

В первой части автором рассматриваются тэнгри-камские пространства Нижнего мира Эрлик-хана у народов Алтае-Саянского нагорья. В представленных вариантах путешествий в мир Эрлика автором выделяются о……続きを見る

Assaporerete la mitologia norrena-vichinga. Vi immergerete nel mondo degli dèi di Ásgarðr attraverso la via di Loki. Questo libro non accrescerà la vostra voglia di vivere, ma conoscerete gli dèi, i……続きを見る

The Politics of Nordsploitation takes a transnational approach to exploring Nordic 'exploitation' films in their industrial contexts, viewing them as not only political manifestations of domestic co……続きを見る

Imagine what it’s like to live like a Viking. What food will you be eating? What kind of life will you be living? This book discusses some of the most important facts of Viking living. Information s……続きを見る

Know Your DaneーUnlocking the Secrets to the Danish Mentality is a comprehensive guide to Danish culture. The book covers key events in Danish history from the Middle Ages until today, including a d……続きを見る

Mit den Wikingern verbindet man oft die Vorstellung von beutegierigen und trinkfesten Seeräubern. Rudolf Simek konfrontiert im vorliegenden Band diese und andere Gemeinplätze mit den Ergebnissen der……続きを見る

Dieses Buch entführt den Leser auf eine kleine Reise in die Welt der Germanen. Herwig Wolfram erläutert darin Herkunft und Mythen, Leben und Wirken der Germanen, porträtiert ihre Stämme und erzählt ……続きを見る

Performing Power explores 18th-century fabrication of the royal image by focusing on the example of King Gustav III (1746–1792) – one of Sweden’s most acclaimed and controversial monarchs – who cons……続きを見る

La storia raccontata dalla serie Vikings è basata su fatti realmente accaduti. Questa è la vera storia delle esplorazioni "verso Est" dei Vichinghi. Un libro facile da leggere, ma molto puntuale, ch……続きを見る

The Gulathing Law regulates relations between the social classes, the king and his officers, the clergy, and the peasantry. Parts of the law appear to be a social contract between two parties: on th……続きを見る

Historians spend a lot of time thinking about violence: bloodshed and feats of heroism punctuate practically every narration of the past. Yet historians have been slow to subject 'violence' itself t……続きを見る

Odd S. Lovoll has spent his career chronicling the stories of Norwegian immigrants to the United States and Canada. He, too, was an immigrant at a young age, and like many international migrants ret……続きを見る

Con la sua società aperta, accogliente e tollerante, il suo welfare collaudato, il civismo proverbiale e l'ambientalismo d'avanguardia, la Svezia è da tempo un modello che si osserva con ammirazione……続きを見る

Alva and Gunnar Myrdal are the only couple ever awarded Nobel prizes as individuals: Gunnar won the prize in Economics in 1974, and Alva won the Peace Prize in 1982. This dual biography examines the……続きを見る

The Story of the Vikings during the early Nordic Stone Age time period. The first ancient Norsemen. A span of some thousands of years concisely covering the evolution the Stone Age Norse people. A w……続きを見る

The story of the Norse is a Viking adventure in history. The Norse saga began with the first ancient tribes of Norsemen during the Early Nordic Stone Age. The beginning of the Nordic Ax Culture when……続きを見る