Scandinavia in the Age of Sail
BOOK SERIES & HISTORY BLOG
An historical romance book series set in eighteenth-century Denmark-Norway, woven with war and a thread of Norse myth and folklore. Nine no-spice novels under construction.
A history blog on the sea trade in Scandinavia, the Great Northern War, and the works of Just Knud Qvigstad.
Original art created for this website by @kris_tinsart.
Karen Nyenhuis
Author
I learned to write decades ago at Wellesley College, where I wept over paper essays covered in red ink, studied French, and met women with myriad world views. I have read widely on military and religious history prior to 1750, particularly in Scandinavia. I have Scandinavian ancestors and a Dutch married name.
All writing on my blog and in my books is my own, with no AI generation or revision.
My history blog is a hobby and will always be ad-free. I add new information to old blog posts regularly rather than creating new posts on the same topics.
I’ve included a photo tour of a historical miniature collection on my blog as a free virtual museum. The pieces belong to a large extended family and are not for sale.
He stepped onto the wharf and breathed in the familiar salt air of the place he’d pledged his life to protect: a small harbor encircled by mountains and cluttered with ships.
-SUMMER IN BERGEN