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Scandinavia Past and Present From the Viking Age to Absolute Monarchy
Scandinavia Past and Present From the Viking Age to Absolute Monarchy Ex-Library book
Hard cover Library due dates and ? removed from inside cover and first page, stamp on first page, last page stamped, one area has underlining that we saw, back binding edge is starting to separate.
Copyright 1959
601 pages
CONTENTS
SWEDISH, SCANDINAVIAN, UNIVERSAL, by Ragnar Josephson 5
NORWAY AND SCANDINAVIA - AND THE WORLD, by Francis Bull 12
YOUTHFUL ICELAND, by Thorkell Johannesson 16
THE FAROES TODAY AND YESTERDAY, by William Heinesen 20
FINLAND AND SCANDINAVIA, by Eino Kaila 24
THE VOICE OF THE NORTH, by Vilhelm Andersen (t) 28
PRIMEVAL SCANDINAVIA
1: REINDEER HUNTERS, by Roar Skovmand 31
2: HUNTERS AND FOOD-GATHERERS, by Roar Skovmand 34
3: ART OF HUNTERS, by Niels Th. Mortensen 39
4: THE SLASH-AND-BURN FARMER, by Roar Skovmand 41
5: THE BATTLE-AXE PEOPLE, by Roar Skovmand 45
6: HUNTERS AND FISHERS OF NORTHERN SCANDINAVIA, by Roar Skovmand 47
7: SOUTHERN SCANDINAVIAN BRONZE AGE, by Roar Skovmand 49
8: ARTS AND CRAFTS, by Niels Th. Mortensen 55
9: SCANDINAVIAN ROCK CARVINGS, by Niels Th. Mortenseri 58
10: WINTER AND IRON, by Roar Skovmand 60
11: ROME AND SCANDINAVIA, by Roar Skovmand 62
12: THE VILLAGE, by Roar Skovmand 64
13: THE GREAT MIGRATIONS, by Roar Skovmand 67
14: THE YNGLINGS OF UPPLAND, by Roar Skovmand 68
15: THE ART OF THE IRON AGE AND SCANDINAVIAN ANIMAL ORNAMENTATION, by Niels Th. Mortensen 70
16: ON NORDIC RUNES, by Sven B. F. Jonsson 73
VIKING TIMES
1: THE VIKINGS, by Roar Skovmand 99
2: THE EXCURSIONS OF OTTAR AND ULVSTEIN, by Roar Skovmand 104
3: THE VIKING SHIPS, by Ragna Stang 106
4: HEDEBY AND BIRKA, by Roar Skovmand 111
5: KINGDOMS AND PEOPLE, by Roar Skovmand 115
6: THE COLONIZATION OF ICELAND AND THE OLD ALTHING, by Thorkell Johannesson 121
7: GREENLAND AND VINLAND (WINELAND), by Thorkell Johannesson 125
8: OLDEST HISTORY OF THE FAROS, by Chr. Matras 128
9: PAGANISM AND CHRISTIANITY, by Hal Koch 130
10: OUR COMMON LANGUAGE, by Peter Skautrup 136
11: DANISH HEROIC LEGENDS, by Jorgen Bukdahl 140
12: EDDAIC AND SKALDIC POETRY, by Jonas Kristjansson 145
13: VISUAL ARTS OF ICELAND, by Bjorn Th. Bjornsson 152
14: VOYAGE THROUGH SCANDINAVIA ABOUT A. D. 1070, by Roar Skovmand and Wilhelm Tham 155
CHURCH, KING AND NOBILITY
1: ST. OLAV, by Ingrid Semmingsen 165
2: THE NORWEGIAN STAVE CHURCHES, by Ragna Stang 169
3: CANUTE THE GREAT AND THE DESCENDANTS OF SVEN ESTRIDSON, by Hal Koch 175
4: KING AND ARCHBISHOP, by Hal Koch 179
5: THE OLDEST CHURCHES -- THE ROMANESQUE STYLE, by Niels Th. Mortensen 188
6: "DEEDS OF THE DANES", by Jurgen Bukdahl 195
7: THE SAGA LITERATURE, by Jonas Kristjansson 198
8: THE ICELANDIC CHURCH IN THE PERIOD OF INDEPENDENCE, by Thorkell Johannessen 214
9: ROMANESQUE ART IN ICELAND, by Bjorn Th. Bjornsson 218
10: SVERRE AND THE "BIRCH-LEGS", by Ingrid Semmingsen 220
11: EARLY MIDDLE AGES IN SWEDEN, by Wilhelm Tham 226
12: FINLAND - THE BORDERLAND, by Helmer J. Wahlroos 230
13: KALEVALA. The National Epic of Finland, by Martti Haavio and Jurgen Bukdahl 235
14: KANTELETAR, by Martti Haavio 243
15: THE GREAT PERIOD OF THE VALDEMARS, by Roar Skovmand 253
16: THE DANISH COMMUNITY UNDER THE VALDEMARS, by Roar Skovmand 257
17: STRIFE BETWEEN KING AND NOBLES IN DENMARK, by Roar Skovmand 263
18: GOTHIC CHURCHES IN DENMARK, by Niels Th. Mortensen 267
19: A STRONG MONARCHY IN NORWAY, by Ingrid Semmingsen 271
20: THE NORWEGIAN CATHEDRALS, by Ragna Stang 276
21: VISUAL ARTS, by Ragna Stang 282
22: THE KINGS MIRROR, by Ingrid Semmingsen 288
23: ICELANDIC GOTHIC, by Bjorn Th. Bjornsson 293
24: THE AGE OF THE FOLKUNGS, by Wilhelm Tham 296
25: INTERRELATIONS OF SWEDISH AND EUROPEAN ARTS, by Marten Liljegren (f) 302
26: FOLK SONGS AND VISIONARY POETRY, by Jurgen Bukdahl 307
SCANDINAVIAN UNION
1: THE HANSEATIC TOWNS AND SCANDINAVIA, by Roar Skovmand 325
2: THE BLACK DEATH, by Ingrid Semmingsen 332
3: ST. BIRGITTA OF VADSTENA, by Jurgen Bukdahl and Wilhelm Tham 337
4: PERIOD OF THE KALMAR UNION, by Wilhelm Tham 341
5: POWER POLITICS AND UNION CONFLICTS, by Wilhelm Tham 346
6: THE UNION OF NOBLES AND THE STURES, by Wilhelm Tham 353
7: SACRED AND SECULAR LITERATURE, by Jurgen Bukdahl 360
8: CITIZEN KINGS IN DENMARK, by Roar Skovmand 367
9: NORWAY DURING THE KALMAR UNION, by Ingrid Semmingsen 369
REFORMATION AND RENAISSANCE
1: CHRISTIAN II - THE TYRANT, by Roar Skovmand 379
2: THE DANISH REFORMATION, by Roar Skovmand 382
3: GUSTAVUS VASA, by Wilhelm Tham 386
4: CASTLES OF THE VASA PERIOD, by Marten Liljegren (t) 394
5: THE REFORMATION IN SWEDEN, by Wilhelm Tham 399
6: THE REFORMATION IN NORWAY, by Ingrid Semmingsen 401
7: THE LITERATURE OF THE REFORMATION, by Jorgen Bukdahl 403
8: THE ICELANDIC REFORMATION, by Thorkell Johannesson 417
9: RIMUR POETRY, by Finnbogi Gudmundsson 421
10: FOLK ART IN ICELAND, by Bjorn Th. Bjornsson 425
11: FINLAND BY SWEDEN'S SIDE, by Helmer J. Wahlroos 426
12: MIKAEL AGRICOLA, by J. O. Tallqvist 428
13: NOBLES AND COMMONERS IN DENMARK, by Roar Skovmand 436
14: THE DANISH CHURCHES AFTER THE REFORMATION, by Niels Th. Mortensen 440
15: THE SCANDINAVIAN SEVEN YEARS' WAR, by Ingrid Semmingsen 441
16: THE VASA SONS, by Wilhelm Tham 446
17: SWEDISH BALTIC POLICY, by Wilhelm Tham 451
18: THE LATER VASA PERIOD, by Wilhelm Tham 455
19: MONARCHY AND ARISTOCRACY IN DENMARK, by Wilhelm Tham 463
20: DENMARK-NORWAY LAMED, by Wihelm Tham 466
21: THE GOLDEN AGE OF SWEDEN'S ARISTOCRACY, by Wilhelm Tham 469
22: ART IN SWEDEN'S PERIOD AS A GREAT POWER, by Marten Liljegren (t) 471
23: THE NORWEGIAN VICEREGENCY, by Ingrid Semmingsen 479
24: LITERATURE IN THE BAROQUE PERIOD, by Jorgen Bukdahl 486
25: CONSTRUCTION UNDER CHRISTIAN IV, by Niels Th. Mortensen 501
ABSOLUTISM AND LIBERTY
1: DANISH ABSOLUTE MONARCHY, by Roar Skovmand 505
2: ABSOLUTE MONARCHY AND "REDUKTION" IN SWEDEN, by Wilhelm Tham 512
3: CHARLES XII AND THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR, by Wilhelm Tham 517
4: THE SWEDISH ERA OF FREEDOM, by Wilhelm Tham 523
5: LATE BAROQUE AND ROCOCO IN SWEDEN, by Marten Liljegren (t) 532
6: SWEDISH LITERATURE DURING THE ERA OF FREEDOM, by Jorgen Bukdahl and Wilhelm Tham 538
7: DENMARK'S UNFREE PEASANTRY, by Roar Skovmand 546
8: LUDVIG HOLBERG AND HIS TIMES, by Mentz Schulerud 550
9: THE BAROQUE IN COPENHAGEN AND JUTLAND, by Niels Th. Mortensen 565
10: THE NORWEGIAN PEASANT COMMUNITY, by Ingrid Semmingsen 571
11: NORWEGIAN FOLK ART, by Ragna Stang 580
12: ICELANDIC LITERATURE IN THE 17TH AND 18TH CENTURIES, by Finnbogi Gudmundsson 586
13: SCANDINAVIAN MUSIC TILL THE BAROQUE PERIOD, by Hampus Huldt-Nystrom 591
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