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Beowulf
• Seamus Heaney
LITERATURE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 215 PAGES
A best-selling, critically acclaimed verse translation of the seminal Anglo-Saxon epic, which tells of a Scandinavian hero's bravery in defending Denmark from the monster Grendel. Nobel laureate Seamus Heaney translated. The Old English text appears side-by-side with Heaney's translation.
(SCN27, $13.95) |
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Bradt City Guide Helsinki
• Nigel Wallis
GUIDEBOOK •
2007 •
PAPER
• 300 PAGES
This convenient pocket guide features an overview of the history, cultrure of Helsinki along with a few color photographs and maps.
(SCN47, $13.99) |
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Copenhagen Map
• Borch Maps
2006 •
MAP
A handy laminated street map of Copenhagen in full color at a scale of 1:11,000. Two Sides. 20x26 inches.
(DMK14, $8.95) |
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Denmark Map
• Geocart
MAP
A detailed map of Denmark with an inset of Copenhagen at a scale of 1:300,000. One Side. 38 X 51 inches.
(DMK07, $13.95) |
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Finland Adventure Map
• National Geographic
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
MAP
A double-sided full color map of Finland and some of Northern Scandinavia at a scale of 1:975,000 with good shaded relief, topographic detail, roads, waterways and basic travel information. Printed on waterproof, tear-resistant paper. Two Sides. 56x39 inches.
(SCN13, $11.95) |
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Fodor's Scandinavia
• Fodor's
GUIDEBOOK •
2010 •
PAPER
• 553 PAGES
A practical, popular guide featuring full color photos, maps, and plenty of information on hotels, restaurants, attractions and activities.
(SCN46, $23.95) |
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A History of the Vikings
• Gwyn Jones
HISTORY •
2001 •
PAPER
• 504 PAGES
A classic portrait of the Viking realms of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, their civilization and culture, first published in 1968. With 15 maps, 58 line drawings and 32 black-and-white photographs. Jones integrates history and archaeology nicely in this well-told tale. Revised in 1984.
(VIK20, $18.95) |
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An Illustrated History of the First World War
• John Keegan
HISTORY •
2001 •
HARD COVER
• 448 PAGES
• COMING IN
An illustrated edition of Keegan's outstanding history of the Great War, considerably enhanced by his selection of almost 500 photographs, maps, drawings and illustrations. The visuals clarify and augment his wide-ranging narrative of the origins, battles and consequences of WWI.
(WAR16, $50.00) |
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Lonely Planet Denmark
• Lonely Planet
GUIDEBOOK •
2008 •
PAPER
• 364 PAGES
A comprehensive, practical guide in the hallmark Lonely Planet style combining a good overview of the history and culture of Denmark with extensive travel information.
(DMK12, $21.99) |
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Lonely Planet Norway
• Deanna Swaney
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 452 PAGES
A comprehensive guide in the Lonely Planet style featuring maps, background detail on the country and culture -- and practical information for the traveler.
(NOR25, $23.99) |
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Lonely Planet Scandinavia
• Glenda Bendure
• Ned Friary
GUIDEBOOK •
2011 •
PAPER
• 550 PAGES
An excellent practical guide to Scandinavian countries, as well as St. Petersburg and Tallinn, featuring a good overview of culture, history and nature, and plenty of information on excursions, accommodations and sightseeing.
(SCN01, $25.99) |
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The Long Ships
• Frans Gunnar Bengtsson
LITERATURE •
2010 •
PAPER
• 520 PAGES
The rip-roaring exploits of Red Orm in 10th-century Viking Europe, originally published in English in 1943 and brought back into print by the good folks at the New York Review of Books.
(VIK33, $17.95) |
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Myths of the Pagan North
• Christopher Abram
LITERATURE •
2010 •
HARD COVER
• 264 PAGES
Norse mythology captures the warfare, commerce and exploration central to the Viking way of life. In this overview, Abram looks at the earliest written forms of these myths and uses archaeological sources to delve into the oral tradition. Drawing on old Norse poetry, the Edda and accounts by foreign writers including the Roman historian Tacitus, he gives readers access to the world of the Norse gods, and through them, the Viking people.
(VIK34, $29.95) |
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The Northern Wars: War, State and Society in Northeastern Europe, 1558-1721
• Robert I. Frost
HISTORY •
2000 •
PAPER
• 401 PAGES
An illuminating, scholarly history of the struggle over Estonia, Livonia and control of the Nordic-Baltic region by Sweden, Prussia, and Russia. Frost covers the heavily militarized period between the 16th-century takeover of the Baltic empires of the knights of the Teutonic order and the 18th century, when mighty Poland-Lithuania was devoured by its neighbors. Largely ignored today as a historical power, the flow of Polish-Lithuanian grain, timber, hemp and pitch through the Baltic provided vital raw materials for the European economy in the 16th and 17th centuries.
(BLT15, $71.60) |
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Norway Map
• Michelin Travel Publications
MAP
A handsome map of Norway at a scale of 1:1,000,000, with a place index and shaded relief. Two Sides. 40x27 inches.
(NOR05, $11.95) |
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The Penguin Historical Atlas of the Medieval World
• Andrew Jotischky
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 144 PAGES
Richly illustrated with photographs, illustrations and full-color maps, this compact atlas explores the empires, people, cultures and religions of the Middle Ages, providing an excellent introduction to European history. Includes Medieval Britain and Ireland, the Vikings, the origins of France and Germany, the Holy Roman Empire, the Kingdoms of Hungary and Poland, Romanesque and Gothic cathedrals, the Byzantine Empire, Moorish Spain, the Baltic Crusades, the spread of Christianity and Islam, and much more.
(EUR384, $20.00) |
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Scandinavia Atlas
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
• 464 PAGES
A spiral-bound atlas with large-scale color maps (1:250,000 to 1:400,000). 12x8.5 inches.
(SCN48, $44.95) |
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Sweden Map
• Freytag & Berndt
MAP
A colorful map of Sweden at a scale of 1:600,000. Two Sides. 40x28 inches.
(SWE06, $14.95) |
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The Vikings
• Else Roesdahl
HISTORY •
1999 •
PAPER
• 368 PAGES
A captivating and well-written look at Norse civilization. Roesdahl goes beyond the limited view of the ruthless Viking invaders, instead creating a full picture of the vibrant, artistic, agricultural and exploratory culture. With maps, diagrams and photographs.
(VIK09, $17.00) |
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The Vikings, A History
• Robert Ferguson
HISTORY •
2010 •
PAPER
• 464 PAGES
Ferguson sets the Viking age (c. 790-1100) within the context of European history and illuminates how this era of plunder and trade ultimately enhanced the development of political and cultural ideas in both Scandinavia and post-Roman Western Europe.
(VIK32, $18.00) |
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The Vikings, A Very Short Introduction
• Julian D. Richards
HISTORY •
2005 •
PAPER
• 152 PAGES
This slim volume is a stimulating, concise introduction to the Vikings.
(VIK24, $14.99) |
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The Winter War: The Soviet Attack on Finland, 1939-1940
• Eloise Engle
• Lauri Paananen
HISTORY •
1992 •
PAPER
• 176 PAGES
The story of the 105-day campaign against Finland in the early days of WWII. This book displays how the Finns, though vastly outnumbered, showed great ingenuity in the field of battle. The authors draw on both archival research and interviews to tell their story. With maps and a section of photographs. Originally published in 1973.
(SCN20, $19.95) |
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A Year in Lapland, Guest of the Reindeer Herders
• Hugo Beach
TRAVEL NARRATIVE •
2001 •
PAPER
• 242 PAGES
• COMING IN
An account of a year among the Saami in Swedish Lapland. An anthropologist by training, the author combines travelogue, history and meditation on the cycle of life in the north. Originally published in 1993.
(SCN12, $26.95) |
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