Author: Henry Newland
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Category : Fishing
Languages : en
Pages : 454

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Author: Birgit Sawyer
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 9780816617395
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 288

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The study of Scandinavia has been, and still is, deeply influenced by the interpretation of its earliest history that was developed in the 19th century by political, legal, and literary historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. Scandinavia figured prominently in discussions of early medieval Europe, not only as the homeland of the Vikings, but also as the region in which Germanic society remained uncontaminated by Christianity and other influences longer than anywhere else. In "Medieval Scandinavia", Birgit and Peter Sawyer question assumptions about early Scandinavian history, including the supposed leading role of free and equal peasants and their position in founding churches. They meticulously trace the development of Scandinavia from the early ninth century through the second and third decades of the 16th century, when rulers of Scandinavia rejected the authority of the Papacy and the attempt to establish a united Scandinavian monarchy finally collapsed. The authors include a discussion of medieval history writing and comment on the use of history in the 16th century and modern attitudes to medieval history which differ in various parts of Scandinavia. They ultimately conclude that historic Scandinavia held greater similarities to other European regions than has been commonly supposed. Birgit Sawyer is one of the founders of the biennial interdisciplinary conferences on women in medieval Scandinavia. Peter Sawyer's previous books include "Kings and Vikings" and "The Age of the Vikings".

Author: Terje Abusdal
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ISBN: 9783868288513
Category : Finns
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Finnskogen -- directly translated as 'The Forest of the Finns' -- is a large, contiguous forest belt along the Norwegian-Swedish border, where farming families from Finland settled in the early 1600s. The immigrants -- called Forest Finns -- were slash-and-burn farmers. This ancient agricultural method yielded plentiful crops, but required large forested areas as the soil was quickly exhausted. The Forest Finns' understanding of nature was rooted in an Eastern shamanistic tradition, and they are often associated with magic and mystery. This photographic project draws on these beliefs while investigating what it means to be a Forest Finn today, some 400 years and twelve generations later.

Author: Henry Newland
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 407

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"Forest Scenes in Norway and Sweden: Being Extracts from the Journal of a Fisherman" by Henry Newland. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author: John Croumbie Brown
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 72

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Author: Anne Manning
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Category : Household employees
Languages : en
Pages : 168

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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 936

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Author: Edward Beck
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Category : Forests and forestry
Languages : en
Pages : 44

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Author: Chicago Public Library
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 328

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Author: Silas Bronson Library (Waterbury, Conn.)
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Category : Library catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 366

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