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Bursting with fascinating facts and drawing on the latest historical insights, this incredible history of Denmark paints a rich and vibrant picture of a Scandinavian country that rose from the ice age to become a prosperous ancient kingdom and a modern-day powerhouse that has left a profound legacy on all of Europe. From the first settlers and the emergence of the incredible Viking culture to the making of modern Denmark during the 20th century, this audiobook delves into the foundations of the Danish state and how it evolved over the centuries.

The Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union was a match-up between a mighty, powerful, aggressive nation and its smaller and weaker neighbor. Throughout its history, Finland had learned that in order to survive as a nation, it was obliged to dodge, when possible, the threat of neighboring countries that possessed more people, resources, and ambition than the small country locked in between.

Sagorna inleds ofta med legender och slutar med historia med en uppdelning av berättelser i äventyr och hjältesagor. Men sagan om Ragnar Lodbrok är en mjuk övergång från legend till historia. Den börjar med att placera Ragnars kommande hustru i en av de största fornnordiska legenderna, berättelsen om drakdräparen Sigurd och Brynhild och slutar med Ragnars söner, med namn som Ivar Benlös och Sigurd Ormöga, som utan tvivel är historiska figurer. Legender och historia möts i Ragnar Lodbrok, den förste vikingen i historien, vikingarnas ryktbara förfader.

Stockholmiana! Följ med på en lärorik promenad till Stockholms mest hemsökta platser tillsammans med Stockholmskännaren och journalisten Martin Stugart. Vad är historien bakom Schefflerska palatsets omtalade smeknamn, Spökslottet? Och vilka är de gåtfulla händelser som de anställda rapporterar om på Skansen? Genom fascinerande berättelser och gamla anekdoter kastar Stugart ljus över Stockholms skuggsidor och de kusliga historier som fortfarande ekar genom stadens mest spöklika platser. Knyt på dig promenadskorna, eller slå dig ner i soffan, och upptäck de kusliga hemligheterna som gömmer sig bakom Stockholms idylliska fasader.

Until Scandinavia converted to Christianity and came under the rule of powerful kings, the Vikings were a dominant force in the medieval world. Outfitted with wind-powered sailing ships, they left their mark, spreading terror across Europe, sacking cities, deposing kings, and ransacking economies. But as much as we know about this culture, there is a large missing piece: its women. In this revisionist portrait, science journalist Heather Pringle turns those assumptions on their head, using the latest archaeological research and historical findings to reveal this group as they actually were.

This book will explore the life and exploits of one of the most fearsome Vikings who has ever walked the earth - Ivar the Boneless. The records that talk about him are quite conflicting, as they often are with mythical and historical figures.

At the height of their power in the ninth and tenth centuries, the Vikings seemed invincible - conquering well-armed warriors whose ships were the ultimate in seafaring technology. From island bases near the deltas of major rivers, they used the waterways to scour the countryside, looting and burning towns, plundering merchant shipments, and stripping churches and monasteries of their gold, silver, and jeweled treasures.

Dansk Kriminalreportage indeholder en lang række spændende autentiske sager, som er skrevet af de politifolk, der var med i opklaringsarbejdet. Sagerne er alle afsluttede, og domsfældelse har fundet sted. Det er hæsblæsende læsning, og ofte overgår virkeligheden fantasien. Læseren kommer med ind bag nogle af de mest dramatiske sager i dansk politihistorie, og får stiftet bekendtskab med det puslespil, det er at finde frem til gerningsmændene.

Dansk Kriminalreportage indeholder en lang række spændende autentiske sager, som er skrevet af de politifolk, der var med i opklaringsarbejdet. Sagerne er alle afsluttede, og domsfældelse har fundet sted. Det er hæsblæsende læsning, og ofte overgår virkeligheden fantasien. Læseren kommer med ind bag nogle af de mest dramatiske sager i dansk politihistorie, og får stiftet bekendtskab med det puslespil, det er at finde frem til gerningsmændene.

“An absorbing and humane account . . . Mr. Herman is at pains to remind us that the Viking world was never just a stage for mayhem. It was, he says, ‘about daring to reach for more than the universe had gifted you, no matter the odds and the obstacles.’ In short: We might all take our own...

This audiobook takes Norse mythology back to the beginning — explaining it as it was originally used, not as modern fantasy or academic theory. Designed for complete beginners, it shows where the myths came from, why they were shaped for memory, and how that shaped their meaning.

In May 1972, Liese Greensfelder arrived in the small Norwegian town of Øystese to startling news: Johannes, the farmer who hired her for the summer, had just been hospitalized after a stroke. Could she please watch over his place for a month or so, until he got back on his feet? Twenty years old and with no farming experience, Liese was dropped off the next day at a centuries-old mountain farm at the end of a dirt road high above the magnificent Hardanger Fjord—with 115 sheep, two cows, one calf, a draft horse, and a Norwegian herding dog to care for.

From the acclaimed author of Children of Ash and Elm, an intimate, continent-spanning human journey through the Viking world For centuries, Vikings have been stereotyped as brutish and violent pillagers. But now, based on the latest archaeological research, preeminent scholar Neil Price reveals...

Brought to you by Penguin. Almost everyone has heard of the Vikings: scouring the coasts of Europe in their longships, with plunder and pillage. Those raiders were real and deserved their reputation, but in fact they were only ever a small minority of the Scandinavians. ‘Viking’ comes from...

The diminutive Finnish force was desperately outnumbered by almost half a million Russian troops, but rather than sweeping across their neighbours the Soviet troops stumbled blindly, constantly wrong-footed and then bloodied by their seemingly insignificant foe. Drawing on a wide range of sources this study looks at three key battles, drawing a stark contrast between the poorly prepared Russian troops and the Finns, who made excellent use of terrain and innovative guerrilla tactics as they defended their homeland.

Finnish mythology is filled with stories from northern gods and goddesses, magical animals and feisty forest spirits. Finland was an agricultural society for hundreds of years and before that the inhabitants were hunter-gatherers. Our mythology and folktales are intertwined with the surrounding nature, clear lakes, northern lights and the forest, which was the home of all kinds of mysterious events. In this book you will become familiar with old Finnish gods and goddesses and ancient festivals.

We gaan nu de prachtige wereld in van de Germaanse mythologie, waar goden de hemel bewonen, mythische wezens ronddwalen en epische verhalen de essentie van het bestaan vormgeven. Deze verzameling van goden, godinnen, verhalen, mythen en sagen uit de Germaanse streken neemt je mee op een reis door de tijd, terug naar de wortels van een rijke en complexe mythologische traditie.

Welkom in de betoverende wereld van de Noorse mythologie, een rijke schat aan goden, godinnen, verhalen, mythen en sagen die de harten en verbeelding van generaties hebben gevangen. Reis met ons mee naar het mysterieuze Scandinavië, het thuisland van de Vikingen, waar de lucht doordrenkt is met de geur van avontuur en de echo's van oude legendes nog steeds resoneren.

La historia de Finlandia es un tema interesante lleno de conceptos erróneos. ¿Le sorprendería saber que los finlandeses, en su mayoría, no eran vikingos? ¿O que Finlandia no forma parte de Escandinavia? Los finlandeses ni siquiera están emparentados con sus vecinos más cercanos: Suecia, Noruega y Dinamarca.

Join us as we enter the Ancient Norse Realms, and journey into a captivating world of gods and goddesses, mythical creatures, and legendary heroes.