Scandinavia in the Age of Sail
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A Miniature Colonial House – Period Trim and Details
Painted raised paneling, bedroom decor, and painted trunks in a miniature American colonial house
Great Northern War – Fortresses
Summary of Ulf Sundberg’s thesis on fortress warfare in Sweden during the Great Northern War.
Miniature Tenement in Gilded Age San Francisco – Irish Immigrant Apartment
A miniature Irish immigrant apartment in a Gilded Age San Francisco tenement
Miniature Tenement in Gilded Age San Francisco – Swedish Immigrant Apartment
Photos of a Swedish immigrant tenement apartment in Gilded Age San Francisco
Sweden’s Role in the Jacobite Uprisings in Scotland
Sweden's Involvement in the Jacobite Uprisings in Scotland The relationship between Sweden and Scotland goes back to the Kalmar War between Sweden and Denmark-Norway from 1611-1613. Scottish soldiers were sent to reinforce the Swedish armed forces, and British...
Espionage in Eighteenth Century Scandinavia
Espionage in Scandinavia in the early eighteenth century
Tales from Sápmi – Charles Billson
Sami origin stories told by Anders Fjellner and recorded by Charles Billson
Amsterdam – A City of Refuge in the Age of Sail
Amsterdam as a city of religious refuge in the Age of Sail and a multinational shipping port.
Great Northern War – Tall Ships
Changes in tall ship design and navigation during the Great Northern War of 1700 to 1721.
Naerøy Manuscript – Ceremonial Drum – Thor and Maylmen
Thor and Maylmen in the Sami ceremonial drum described in the Naerøy Manuscript.
Naerøy Manuscript – Intro
Introduction to Just Knud Qvigstad’s work on the Naerøy Manuscript.
Great Northern War – Peasant Soldiers
Conscription of peasants in the Danish-Norwegian army and conditions for Swedish soldiers during the Great Northern War.