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Scandinavia |
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General Resources |
Center for Western European Studies: Scandinavia (links, arranged by nation, in English) (Phil Wilken (U. of Pittsburgh) |
Project Runeburg: Catalog (homepage in English; links to numerous primary texts in various Scandinavian languages) (Linköping U., Sweden) |
Scandanavia Studies Web (links to scholarly sources, within the Western European Sections Studies Web) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
World History Archives: History of Scandinavia ("documents to support the study of world history from a working-class and non-Eurocentric perspective") (Haines Brown, Central Connecticut S.) |
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Medieval Scandinavia |
Nova: The Vikings (companion site to series, includes texts and images, as well as video and links) (Nova, PBS.org) |
Regia Anglorum (homepage for group devoted to "Anglo-Saxon, Viking, Norman and British Living History," with links to articles and news about re-enactment activities) |
Snorri Sturluson Heimskringla, or The Chronicle of the Kings of Norway (English translation of full text) (Online Medieval and Classical Library, U. of California, berkeley) |
Viking Heritage (homepage, with link to general information including history, maps, and images) (Gotland U.) |
Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga (virtual exhibit) (Smithsonian Institute, Washington, DC) |
The Vittifarne Association Expedition Vittfarne (explanation of scientific expedition to the Caucasus in the wake of the viking chieftain Ingvar the far-travelled one, in replica boat; in Swedish, English, Russian, and other Caucasus dialects) |
World of the Vikings (homepage for collaborative project with page of Viking links) (National Museum of Denmark and York Archaeological Trust) |
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Denmark |
Danish History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson) |
Denmark and the Crusading Movement (project description, articles, links, and more) (U. Southern Denmark) |
Historisk Tidsskrift (journal of Danish and Nordic history; also includes research by Danish historians on other areas of history; in Danish with some English abstracts) |
History of Denmark: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
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Finland |
Finland-- A Country Study (links to articles on Finnish culture, history, and government) (Library of COngress, Washington, DC) |
History of Finland: Primary Documents (links to primary sources, arranged by time period) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
Finnish Witch Trials in Synopsis (1500-1750) (essay, with bibliography) (Marko Nenonen and Timo Kervinen) |
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Iceland |
Center for West European Studies (links) (Hil Wilken, U. of Pittsburgh) |
Constitution of the Republic of Iceland (in English) (Government Offices of Iceland) |
History of Iceland: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young U.) |
Iceland History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma, U. of Helsinki) |
National and University Library of Iceland (in Icelandic, with link to translate to English) |
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Norway |
Digital Archives: National Archives of Norway |
Norwegian History (timeline) (Antti Lahelma) |
Norway 1940-45: Nazi Posters, Photos, Illegal Pamphlets, etc. (searchable image archive; texts and descriptions mainly in Norwegian) (U. Oslo Library) |
The Norwegian Historical Data Centre (homepage for project, focused on censuses in the 18th and 19th Centuries) (U. of Tromsø) |
Orkneyjar-- The Heritage of the Orkney Islands (homepage with links to primary and secondary historical texts, as well as numerous articles and images related to Orkney culture) (Sigurd Towrie) |
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Sweden |
Swedish History (timeline, with images) (Antti Lahelma and Johan Olofsson) |
History of Sweden: Primary Documents (links to primary sources) (Richard Hacken, Brigham Young u.) |
Iron Age in Southwest Sweden ("presents results from excavations of Iron Age and Early Medieval sites in southwest Sweden"; in English and in Swedish) |
Battles of the Great Northern War 1700-1721 (chronology of battles, links, and two background articles) (Ken Sharman) |
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