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Visionary, explorer, researcher, diplomat, humanistーFridtjof Nansen was no ordinary man. Nansen was a dedicated scientist who made an outstanding contribution to marine zoology and oceanography, an……続きを見る

This edition features • illustrations • a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS What the Sagas Were Part I. IN NORWAY The Baby The Tooth Thrall Olaf's Farm Olaf's Fight with Havard Foes'-fear Harald is ……続きを見る

When the Vikings invaded and conquered England, France, and Ireland, they opened a new and fascinating chapter in their history. The nature of the beset lands, the traditions and character of their ……続きを見る

Beowulf is an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, written in England and set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Anglo-Saxon lit……続きを見る

Compiled by an unknown scribe in Iceland around 1270, and based on sources dating back centuries earlier, these mythological and heroic poems tell of gods and mortals from an ancient era: the giant-……続きを見る

Thoroughly updated and with a new foreword 'The Viking Age is shot through with the spirit of adventure. For 300 years, from just before AD800 until well into the eleventh century, the Vikings affec……続きを見る

This book takes a comprehensive approach to security in the Nordic-Baltic region, studying how this region is affected by developments in the international system. The advent of the new millennium c……続きを見る

This edition features a linked Table of Contents CONTENTS Book I First Adventure Concerning the Niebelungs Second Adventure Concerning Siegfried Third Adventure How Siegfried Came to Worms Fourth Ad……続きを見る

The Elder Eddas (also known as the Poetic Edda) is a collection of Old Norse poems primarily preserved in the Icelandic mediaeval manuscript Codex Regius. Along with Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, ……続きを見る

Oppveksten gav oss uendelig mye, som frihet, opplevelser og kunnskap. Og kanskje det viktigste av alt – vi lærte verdien av solidaritet. I et samfunn der konfrontasjoner mellom naboer, venner eller ……続きを見る

The setting of a novel is more than just an anonymous, interchangeable backdrop. In Locating August Strindberg's Prose, Anna Westerståhl Stenport argues that spatial setting is a key - though often ……続きを見る

"Njáls saga, Brennu-Njáls saga, is one of the sagas of Icelanders. The most prominent characters are the friends Njáll Þorgeirsson, a lawyer and a sage, and Gunnarr Hámundarson, a formidable wa……続きを見る

4 works of Snorri Sturluson Icelandic historian, poet, and politician (1179-1241) This ebook presents a collection of 4 works of Snorri Sturluson. A dynamic table of contents allows you to jump d……続きを見る

A fascinating look at some of the early Viking kings, such as Óláfr Tryggvason (Olaf the First), and Knut den Mektige (Canute the Great). Written by famed historian Thomas Carlyle. 続きを見る

Luovutetut kertoo Suomesta jatkosodan aikana Natsi-Saksaan luovutettujen ihmisten ja heidän omaistensa tarinan. Elina Sanan monivuotinen tutkimustyö perustuu luovutettujen ihmisten ja heidän omaiste……続きを見る

In this book a MacArthur Award-winning scholar argues for a radically new interpretation of the conversion of Scandinavia from paganism to Christianity in the early Middle Ages. Overturning the rece……続きを見る

Containing Coexistence: America, Russia, and the “Finnish Solution,” 1945–1956, is the first full-scale study of Finland’s role in Soviet-American relations during the onset of the cold war. Cold wa……続きを見る

The "Younger Eddas of Snorre Sturleson" also known as the "Prose Edda" is believed to have been put together by the Icelandic poet, politician, and historian Snorri Sturluson in……続きを見る

From the Preface ...The Alexanders of Scotland having united Galloway, then a powerful maritime state, to their dominions, began to think of measures for obtaining a permanent possession of the Hebr……続きを見る

Much like Greek and Roman mythology, Norse myths are still with us. Famous storytellers from JRR Tolkien to Neil Gaiman have drawn their inspiration from the long-haired, mead-drinking, marauding an……続きを見る

In the summer of 1946, while secluded in August Strindberg’s small cabin in the Stockholm archipelago, Stig Dagerman wrote Island of the Doomed. This novel was unlike any other yet seen in Sweden an……続きを見る

Whether in science or in international politics, neutrality has sometimes been promoted, not only as a viable political alternative but as a lofty ideal – in politics by nations proclaiming their pe……続きを見る

THE HEIMSKRINGLA (Old Norse, 'the Circle of the World') is the best known of the Old Norse kings' sagas, recounting the lives of famous Scandinavian kings. First written about 1230 by Icelandic scho……続きを見る

Padraic Colums The Children of Odin is a re-telling of the classic Scandinavian sagas, suited for young adults. Original illustrations by Willy Pogany are interspersed throughout the book. A table……続きを見る

This popular history of the Norwegian Viking period features lively accounts of the Kings and their families along with illustrations. 続きを見る

Acest titlu este in limba romana! -- Premiul Magazin istoric 2000 pentru cea mai bună carte de istorieImpresionanta poveste a lui Radu Mărculescu a fost relatată nu demult pentru publicul larg de Ju……続きを見る

Born Josef Dzhugashvili in Gori, Georgia in 1879, the young Stalin studied to become a priest whilst secretly reading the works of Karl Marx. Politics was to become his religion and between 1902 and……続きを見る

Following on from The God-Kings of Europe, The God-Kings of England, continues the Saga of the great Ulvungar Dynasty. It shows that there was a plan to counter the hegemony of Roman Christianity, b……続きを見る

Written in the thirteenth century, Njal's Saga is a story that explores perennial human problems-from failed marriages to divided loyalties, from the law's inability to curb human passions to the te……続きを見る

Wisconsin Territory's first Dane arrived in 1829, and by 1860 the state's Danish-born population had reached 1,150. Yet these newcomers remained only a small segment of Wisconsin's increasingly comp……続きを見る