Author: Ola Honningdal GryttenPublisher:
ISBN: 9788276745238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Nordic historical national accounts
Author: Ola Honningdal GryttenPublisher:
ISBN: 9788276745238
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 225
Book Description
Nordic historical national accounts
Author: Nordic Historical National Accounts
Author: Guðmundur JónssonPublisher: University of Iceland Press
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 276
Book Description
The articles gathered in this volume were originally delivered as lectures at a two-day workshop on Nordic historical national accounting, jointly held by the Institute of History and the Economic Institute at the University of Iceland in Reykjavik in 2003. Nordic Historical National Accounts contains 13 articles on both the broader questions of the historical national accounting approach and case studies on economic growth and its components, in addition to methodological issues. The articles are written by the following 15 economic historians and economists: Jan-Pieter Smits, Niels Kaergard, Ola Grytten, Peter Vikstrom, Jari Kauppilla, Elisabeth Bjorsvik, Johanna and Seppo Varjonen, Carl-Axel Nilsson, Magnus Lindmark, Sveinn Agnarsson Gudmundur Jonsson, Ragnar Arnason, Jukka Jalava and Pirkko Aulin-Ahmavaara.
Nordic Historical National Accounts
Author: Olle KrantzPublisher:
ISBN: 9789171749482
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 190
Book Description
The Dream of the North
Author: Peter FjagesundPublisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9401210829
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
Northern Europe and North America have dominated the world stage for more than two centuries. Using a wide range of sources, this book provides the first coherent account from a multi-national perspective of the ideas and perceptions that, from the Renaissance onwards, fuelled the North’s rise to prominence, and enabled it to rival the traditional cultural and political hegemony of the South. This includes not only the fascinating conquest of the polar regions, but also the religious upheaval of the Reformation, the changing view of nature engendered by Romanticism, and, not least, the revival of ancient Nordic and Celtic culture. Finally, the book offers an indispensable historical background to current events in the Far North, where the past and the future meet in a complex web of dramatic environmental concerns, the exploitation of natural resources, and the strategies of politics and commerce.
Growth and Integration in a Nordic Perspective
Author: The Vikings in Greenland
Author: Charles RiverPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781727466324
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 98
Book Description
*Includes pictures *Includes medieval accounts *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading Over the centuries, the West has become fascinated by the Vikings, one of the most mysterious and interesting European civilizations. In addition to being perceived as a remarkably unique culture among its European counterparts, what's known and not known about the Vikings' accomplishments has added an intriguing aura to the historical narrative. Were they fierce and fearsome warriors? Were they the first Europeans to visit North America? It seems some of the legends are true, and some are just that, legend. Like many civilizations of past millennia, the Vikings are remembered in popular culture more for the fantastical accounts of their history than for reality. The written records of the history of the Viking period, consisting mostly of Norse sagas, metaphoric poems called skalds and monastic chronicles, were written down well after the events they described and tended to be lurid accounts rife with hyperbole. Furthermore, the most scathing tales of Viking raids are contained in the histories of monastic communities which were targets of Norse rapacity. These chronicles speak of the heathen Viking depredations of monastic treasuries and the ferocious torture and killing of Christian monks. The colorful bloody tales were certainly based on more than grains of truth, but they were also purposefully augmented to inject drama into history. Similarly Norse sagas written down in the post-Viking Age fixed what had hitherto been flexible oral tradition. They were often slanted to legitimize a clan or leader's authority by emphasizing an ancestor's bravery and skill in pillaging opponent's communities. However, the Vikings' reputation for ferocious seaborne attacks along the coasts of Northern Europe is no exaggeration. It is true that the Norsemen, who traded extensively throughout Europe, often increased the profits obtained from their nautical ventures through plunder, acquiring precious metals and slaves. Of course, the Vikings were not the only ones participating in this kind of income generation - between the 8th and the 11th centuries, European tribes, clans, kingdoms and monastic communities were quite adept at fighting with each other for the purpose of obtaining booty. The Vikings were simply more consistently successful than their contemporaries and thus became suitable symbols for the iniquity of the times. The Norsemen were also medieval Europe's greatest explorers, moving across the North Atlantic to settle in Iceland, Greenland, and even North America. Their settlements in Greenland were perhaps the most impressive, given that the bleak and unforgiving land was mostly uninhabited when they first made it there. Greenland is huge, measuring almost 840,000 square miles (1.35 million square kilometers). The interior is uninhabitable glacier and mountain, but the periphery is cut by countless fjords that shelter the inhabitants from some of the worst of the winds. The fjords in the western part of the island, especially the southwestern part, are made more temperate by relatively warm sea currents and can support grass and a diverse amount of wildlife. Even so, winters are harsh even in the southern latitudes, and ice clogs the northern reaches for much of the year. Remote, and subject to long winters during which pack ice would cut it off from the rest of the world, Greenland seemed an unlikely place to found a colony. In fact, Greenland was only circumnavigated in the early 20th century, and many of its further reaches were unmapped until the modern day. Nonetheless, the Norse managed to live there for about 450 years among some of their most remote outposts, and Greenland would maintain strong ties to the rest of Europe.
History of Scandinavia
Author: Paul SindingPublisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781502358912
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
From the preface: "The value of history being so generally appreciated, I need offer no apology for attempting to write such a work as the present, especially as the aim was, not to supplant any previous work, but actually to meet a want which was felt, because no such work existed here. But in submitting to the American and English public my first essay in writing English-to the somewhat ambitious extent of a book, I mean-let me claim some forbearance and kindly criticism, where certain unavoidable difficulties interposed themselves, and have not, perhaps, in every case, even where most earnestly grappled with, been successfully overcome. Notwithstanding that, on the whole, this attempt to make the Scandinavian countries-especially Denmark, my fatherland-better known in the United States, has been a "labor of love," it has, on account of the want of sufficient literary sources and of a thorough familiarity with the English language, by no means been a short and easy undertaking, but has occupied me both morning and evening for a long space of time. Nevertheless, should the result of my labor, the work which I here offer as an Introduction to the History of Scandinavia, be found calculated to promote even a little interest in the subject, my desire and purposes will be fully realized, and the great difficulties under which I have labored, amply rewarded."
Scandinavia, Ancient and Modern; Being a History of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway
Author: Andrew CrichtonPublisher: Theclassics.Us
ISBN: 9781230208336
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1841 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER III. The Heroic Age of Scandinavian History. Ancient Kings of Sweden.--Dynasty of Odin.--Expulsion of the Ynglings.--Their Character.--Ivar Vidfadme conquers Sweden.--Introduction of Christianity.--Ancient Kings of Denmark.-- The Skioldungs.-- Dan Mykillati, Founder of the Monarchy.--Battle of Bravalla and Death of Harald Hildetand.--Conflicting Accounts of Ragnar Lodbrok.--Exploits of his Sons.--Wars of the Danes with Charlemagne.--Exile and Baptism of Harald Klak.--First Christian Missionaries to Denmark.--Pious Labours of Ancharius, the Apostle of the North.--Revolution under Gorm the Old.--Progress DEGREES Christianity.--Power and Naval Resources of Harald Blaatand.-- Svend Tveskteg seizes the Throne.--His Piracies and Devastations in England.--Extensive Dominions of Knut, or Canute the Great.--Early Chronicles of Norway.--Harald Haarfager subdues all the other petty Chiefs, and becomes sole Monarch.--His Foreign Expeditions and Domestic Policy.-- Cruelties and Expulsion of Erik Blodasxe.--HakontheGood.-- His Efforts to introduce Christianity.--Opposition of the Peor pie to the new Religion.--Intrigues of Gunhilda, Widow of Erik Blodasxe.--Civil Dissensions.--Invasion and Defeat of the Danes.-- Expulsion of Hakon Jarl.-- Romantic Life of Olaf Tryggvason.--His Return to Norway and Election to the Throne.--His cruel Persecution of Idolaters, and Destruction of the Pagan Temples.--Hostilities with Denmark and Sweden.--Turbulent Reign of Olaf the Saint.--Submission of Norway to Canute the Great. After briefly relating the legend of Odin, the Ynglinga Saga proceeds to deduce the history of the dynasty of that name in Sweden during the first seven centuries of the Christian era. Of the sovereigns descended from Magog who are allege
The Accounts of Nations
Author: Zoltan KenesseyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 270
Book Description
National income and products estimates are used extensively worldwide. During the 1950's P. Studenski's work `The Income of Nations' became a classic on the topic. With more extensive compilations, more sophisticated applications, the results and methodology and far reaching international agreements, the international comparability in accounts is now insured. This volume supplements the earlier research in national accounting with a historical overview that shows the development in national income and product accounts. Readers: researchers and professionals in economy, statistics and accounting.