Scandinavia 3

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

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

This is the first history of Stockholm’s development from the city’s unique seventeenth-century redevelopment and extension to the postmodern, postindustrial trends of today. While the city’s planne……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

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

Iron Age Myth and Materiality: an Archaeology of Scandinavia AD 400-1000 considers the relationship between myth and materiality in Scandinavia from the beginning of the post-Roman era and the Europ……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

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

In these two closely linked works - a travel book and a biography of its author - we witness a moving encounter between two of the most daring and original minds of the late eighteenth century: A Sh……続きを見る

Canute the Great, also known as Cnut, was a king of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Sweden. Though after the death of his heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in……続きを見る

The Vikings thought of themselves as the ultimate warriors. But this one-dimensional image belies considerable complexity. They were, in fact, as much merchants as marauders. Among the commodities t……続きを見る

Vuonna 1938 lähes 200 henkeä pakeni Hitlerin Saksan juutalaisvainoja Suomeen. 6.11.1942 Valtiollinen poliisi luovutti heistä kahdeksan Saksan Gestapolle. Höyrylaiva s/s Hohenhörnillä poiskuljetettuj……続きを見る

Filling a gap in the literature for an academically oriented volume on the Viking period, this unique book is a one-stop authoritative introduction to all the latest research in the field. Bringing ……続きを見る

The Scandinavian presence has been felt in many parts of Canada, including the Windsor-Detroit border region. A Scandinavian Heritage surveys the numerous contributions made in this area by the peop……続きを見る

The Vikings sailed to Iceland not as raiders but as settlers. They sought farmland and goods with which to trade. For the land-hungry Norwegians, the call of the new country, where vast stretches of……続きを見る

In 922 AD, an Arab envoy from Baghdad named Ibn Fadlan encountered a party of Viking traders on the upper reaches of the Volga River. In his subsequent report on his mission he gave a meticulous and……続きを見る

With original translations of primary texts and articles by leading researchers in the field, Sanctity in the North gives an introduction to the literary production associated with the cult of the s……続きを見る

In the eighth century, The Vikings, the water-borne warriors of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, conquered much of the British Isles. They pillaged the coast of France, pushed inland to sack Paris, and ……続きを見る

I denne boka drar forfatteren Johnny Kristensen glemselens slør til side og ser tilbake på en tid i vår nyere historie, de første etterkrigsårene. Dette er en periode som mange karakteriserer som no……続きを見る

Perhaps the most legendary of the Vikings, Erik the Red founded a settlement in Greenland that would survive for nearly five centuries. His son Leif burned with the same desire to reach westward bey……続きを見る

Innehållande Anekdoter och historier om Alkemister, Astrologer och Mystici, Syner, Uppenbarelser, Trolldom, Spökhistorier, Spådomar, Drömmar, Vidskepliga seder och bruk, Nemesis Divina samt andra un……続きを見る

The Viking reputation is of bloodthirsty seafaring warriors, repeatedly plundering the British Isles and the North Atlantic throughout the early Middle Ages. Yet Vikings were also traders, settlers,……続きを見る

Czech Political Prisoners: Recovering Face is the story of men and women who survived Czechoslovakian concentration camps under the Communist regime. Men and women disappeared, were arrested, impris……続きを見る

Irene Levin Berman was born, raised, and educated in Norway. Her first conscious recollection of life goes back to 1942, when as a young child she escaped to Sweden, a neutral country during World W……続きを見る