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Iceland and Greenland, even Canada, south to mainland Western Europe and southwest to Britain and Ireland. Tyranny and poor living conditions might be the main reasons for their invasion (Owen 1999 10). There are two invader sources, one was from Norway, we called them ‘Norse’, the other was from Denmark, we called them ‘Danelaw’. At the beginning of the Vikings’ expansion, piracy and trade are the main elements. After a period of time, they began to settle down in the colonies. This essay…

armies capable of enforcing their authority over their neighbors and overseas became increasingly powerful. The financial and military strength of petty kings in the middle and late Viking age allowed for the unification of the kingdoms of Denmark and Norway, which in turn paved the way for political structures comparable to other medieval European…

When most people think of the Viking’s, people often think of the image ingrained in popular culture whether through films, books or other stories. The image of an imposing long haired bearded savage warrior, who along with his band of mercenary’s raided and pillaged the land and dominated Europe. Although raiding did take place this was only one aspect of their way of life and various aspects of their culture actually influenced society such as their architecture. The time during which the…

Henrico Ibsen (1828-1906) was not a very popular writer until his play Hedda Gabler. Other Ibsen’s pieces include A Doll's House and The Wild Duck. Ibsen was from a small town in Norway. He was an example of defeating the odds. He wrote several plays that failed and did not receive any true attention. After his play and works did not successfully make it, he changes his appearance, habits, and handwriting. He became distance, secretive, and haustal. Ibsen wrote the play Hedda Gabler in 1890.…

Who was the best of them all? The Vikings were a very strong civilization because of their economy. Their economy was wealth because they had skilled warriors and traders, and owned much land. The original Vikings were from settlements in Norway, Sweden, and Denmark. Vikings were fierce barbarian-like men. They were very skilled fighters, merchants, farmers, and craftsmen. The year of 789 a.d. marked the beginning of the Viking age, or “terror of Europe.” Vikings had started attacking Northern…

The Scandinavian countries are several countries located in North Europe that share much historical and cultural heritage. Scandinavia consists mainly of Sweden, Denmark, and Norway. Finland and Iceland are sometimes also considered part of Scandinavia. The Scandinavian countries are located on the Scandinavian Peninsula, which extends down from the Arctic Circle into the North Sea. It is the largest peninsula in all of Europe. It is approximately 1,150 miles long with a width varying from 230…

Ibsen's A Doll's House “I must have work or I can’t bear to live...” (Ibsen 33) In Henrik Ibsen’s play A Doll’s House, Mrs. Kristine Linde emerges as an empowering and self-sufficient hero by challenging societal and familial roles in 19th century Norway. Kristine did not necessarily follow societal expectations as she was looking for work and had nobody to care for. In A Doll’s House, Kristine searches for a “purpose in life” by looking for a job and somebody to live for, she decides to…

In the Viking Age, the modern day nations of Norway, Sweden and Denmark did not even exist, but all of them were largely homogeneous and extremely similar in their cultures and languages, although somehow they were geographically distinct from one another. After the end of the Viking Age these separate…

The play, A Doll’s House by Henrik Ibsen works with the ideas of an 1800’s home containing transformations, the fight for individuality, and reputation. Reading the play at first makes it seem as if it is about a women who goes behind her husband’s back because he is too controlling, but there is a much deeper interpretation of this play. Really it is talking about a woman trying to create her own individual personality in the confinement of social expectations and roles. This play characterizes…

INTRO When someone says the word Viking, I’d be willing to bet that the majority of us immediately think of a great, long- bearded beast with a battle-axe in one hand and alcohol in the other, bent on pillage and conquest. Something akin to a pirate. Our modern, romanticized impressions of who and what the Vikings were contain a lot of myths and misconceptions. An array of books, movies and television shows have been inspired by a modern fascination with Vikings. However, many inaccurately…