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Exploring the relationship between animals and humans in Scandinavia from the Roman Iron Age to the Viking Period, this book interprets Old Norse mythology in which imaginary creatures with strong c……続きを見る

Written by distinguished scholars from multiple perspectives, this account widens the interpretative scope on religious life among the pre-Christian Scandinavian people. The religion of the Viking A……続きを見る

A contribution to the popular international and interdisciplinary field of collective memory within a Scandinavian context, this reference presents a number of case studies from the Middle Age to th……続きを見る

In Stockholm in January of 1945, an assembly of Swedish diplomats and businessmen initiated an organization that was to improve the country's reputation abroad. The new, semi-governmental Swedish In……続きを見る

In 2020 Sweden's response to COVID-19 drew renewed attention to the Nordic nation in a way that put the finger on a seeming paradox. Long celebrated for its commitment to social solidarity, Sweden s……続きを見る

Published in 1875, this history of the kings of Norway begins with Harald Haarfagr and ends with Hakon the Old. In addition, the volume contains a long essay on the leader of the Scottish Reformatio……続きを見る

This book explores the relationship between Vikings, Rus’ and nomadic (mostly Turkic) steppe dwellers during the course of the Viking Age (c. 750–1050) in a geographical area stretching from Eastern……続きを見る

Covering the 1960s and 1970s, this volume explores new ways of investigating, comparing and interpreting the different domains of design culture across the Nordic countries. Challenging the traditio……続きを見る

In The Story of Scandinavia, political scholar Stein Ringen chronicles more than 1,200 years of drama, economic rise and fall, crises, kings and queens, war, peace, language and culture. Scandinavia……続きを見る

Covering political, military, economic and social history, Norway in the Second World War is the most authoritative book on the subject in the English language. This innovative study describes how t……続きを見る

With its expanding legal system and its burgeoning throngs of lawyers, legates, and documents, the papacy of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries has often been credited with spearheading a gover……続きを見る

'History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway' in 2 volumes is one of the best-known works by a British historian Samuel Astley Dunham. This edition includes: The Pagan Age: Denmark (B.C. 40 to A.D. 1014)……続きを見る

'Edda' is an Old Norse term attributed by modern scholars to these two main Medieval Icelandic literary works of mythology: Contents: The Elder Eddas of Saemund Völuspâ. The Vala's Prophecy The Lay ……続きを見る

Ireland and the North is an edited collection of chapters engaging with the relationship between Ireland and the Nordic countries. As a spatial and geographical point of reference for the formation ……続きを見る

Enchanting villages, forward-thinking design and epic heritage - welcome to Denmark. Whether you want to adventure like a Viking, sample cutting-edge cuisine or practise the art of hygge, your DK Ey……続きを見る

Did you know that Viking-age Swedes were the founding dynasty of what eventually became Russia? In contrast to their Danish and Norwegian cousins, Swedish Vikings traveled east rather than west in s……続きを見る

Since the end of the Cold War, the Middle Ages has returned to debates about history, culture, and politics in Northern and Eastern Europe. This volume explores political medievalism in two language……続きを見る

In early 1940, a battle raged to control the ice-free, iron-ore port in northern Norway – with changing fortunes until the very end. This highly detailed book covers both the naval battles and the i……続きを見る

A captivating account of the lives of Laura, Christine, and Caroline Lindhard, three sisters who left their home in Stege, Denmark, in 1870 due to war, political turmoil, and limited opportunities, ……続きを見る

Friedrich Wilhelm Hermann Wagener's Buch "Der Mädchenhandel" ist ein tiefgründiges Werk, das sich mit einem brisanten Thema auseinandersetzt. In einem prägnanten und informativen Stil beleuchtet der……続きを見る

The Collected Norse Sagas stands as a monumental anthology that encapsulates the profound depth and diversity of Norse mythology and early Scandinavian literature. Comprising a variety of literary s……続きを見る

First published in 1956, Fuseli Studies deals with the many-sided artistic achievements of Zurich-born Fuseli’s baffling personality, who was one of the most erudite and renowned intellectuals of hi……続きを見る

From West Indian sugar and bottles of Southeast Asian arrack to French red wines, English felt cloth, and Mediterranean lemons, many global wares ended up in the Scandinavian borderlands during the ……続きを見る

Jag hade aldrig tänkt skriva en krigsbok. Men som historiker måste man beakta tillfället när man snubblar på ett unikt källmaterial. I detta fall var det min farfars Ilmari Kunnas ocensurerade dagbö……続きを見る

In The Art and Thought of the Beowulf Poet**, Leonard Neidorf explores the relationship between** Beowulf and the legendary tradition that existed prior to its composition. The Beowulf poet inherite……続きを見る

Medieval Scandinavia went through momentous changes. Regional power centres merged and gave birth to the three strong kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the end of the Middle Ages, they tog……続きを見る

Perché Loki e un gigante stanno divorando decine di cinghiali? Come mai una mucca sta allattando un immenso gigante? Cosa ci fa Thor con un gigantesco bollitore di idromele in fuga da un'orda di gig……続きを見る

Emil Fredrik Nervanderin teos 'Elias Lönnrotin nuoruuden ajoilta Laukon kartanossa' tarjoaa lukijalle harvinaisen näkökulman kuuluisan suomalaisen runonkerääjän Elia Lönnrotin nuoruusvuosiin. Kirja ……続きを見る

Väinö Katajan teoksessa 'Airiselän tukinajossa: Kuvaus Lapin rajoilta' lukija uppoaa syvälle Lapin rajamailla tapahtuvaan kuvaukseen metsätyöläisten elämästä ja kohtaamista haasteista. Teos on kirjo……続きを見る

Zacharias Topeliuksen kirjoittama 'Maamme kirja' on klassinen teos suomalaisesta kulttuurista ja historiasta. Kirja on kirjoitettu kaunokirjallisesti ja se on täynnä historiaa, legendoja ja perintei……続きを見る