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The history of Scandinavia is the history of the geographical region of Scandinavia and its peoples. The region is located in Northern Europe , and consists of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Finland and Iceland are at times, especially in English-speaking contexts, considered part of Scandinavia.
Scandinavia and the great powers 1890-1940 Cambridge University Press, 2002) online. Sejersted, Francis. The Age of Social Democracy: Norway and Sweden in the Twentieth Century (Princeton University Press; 2011); 543 pp; Traces the history of the Scandinavian social model as it developed after the separation of Norway and Sweden in 1905.
A history of Norway (Princeton University Press, 1967) 576pp online; Loftsgarden, Kjetil. "Mass Production and Mountain Marketplaces in Norway in the Viking and Middle Ages." Medieval Archaeology 64.1 (2020): 94–115 online. Lucas, Colin. "Great Britain and the Union of Norway and Sweden." Scandinavian Journal of History 15.3–4 (1990): 269 ...
History of Norway (9 C, 2 P) S. History of Sweden (9 C, 2 P) This page was last edited on 10 August 2023, at 04:11 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Galdhøpiggen is the highest point in Scandinavia and is a part of the Scandinavian Mountains.. The geography of Scandinavia is extremely varied. Notable are the Norwegian fjords, the Scandinavian Mountains covering much of Norway and parts of Sweden, the flat, low areas in Denmark and the archipelagos of Finland, Norway and Sweden.
Carta marina et descriptio septentrionalium terrarum (Latin for Marine map and description of the Northern lands; [1] commonly abbreviated Carta marina) is the first map of the Nordic countries to give details and place names, created by Swedish ecclesiastic Olaus Magnus and initially published in 1539.
English: Map showing two of the common definitions of "Scandinavia"; a cultural, historical and ethno-linguistic region in northern Europe: The most common usage: the three monarchies; Denmark, Norway and Sweden
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