Scandinavia

The Spear-Danes pride themselves on glory and honor in both life and death. The pagan belief in medieval Scandinavia emphasized a natural, earthly life that seemingly urged women, and specifically in the case of Beowulf, men to fulfil their worldly duties. In achieving earthly honor these warriors were eternalized through great stories and song, thus, never really dying. Beowulf portrays Heorot, a grandeur hall in which the Spear-Danes gather, eat, drink mead and reminisce about battles which…

large-scale government spending. Many countries were negatively impacted by the depression, and in turn had various political responses that followed. These countries included: Great Britain, the United States, Germany, Italy, Japan, France, and Scandinavia. Each country experienced different impacts from the depression, which directly impacted the political responses that would follow.…

End of the Roman Empire The Viking age spanned from 800 CE and 1000 CE, the Viking age marked the end of the Vendel Era which spanned from 550 CE and 793 CE, right after the Migration Period. This was during the dilapidation of the Roman Empire, the Western Roman Empire ultimately ended in 476 CE. The Franks, became the dominant ruler, the Byzantine Empire also known as the Eastern Roman Empire continued for another millennium before falling. Why did the Vikings Start Raiding? The Vikings are…

Sagas imply that the Vikings used Sunstones and magical runes to travel and navigate at night. (Haigh, 1861) Furthermore Vikings had much stronger steel due to higher temperatures in their forges leading to a new blacksmith tradition in Europe and Scandinavia. (BBC, 2014) The raids on the coasts of Europe forced the European monarchies to build up and train troops which allowed the European countries to have strong military tactics. The Vikings themselves were very strong warriors who had no…

What internal forces led to the Spanish and Portuguese conquest of the Americas? What internal factors led to the English conquest of the Americas? The first inhabitants found in the Americas by the Europeans, were the Tainos. When the Spanish had realized that the population ranged in millions of the Tainos, they quickly subdued them and turned them into a captive labor force. The Spanish had been conquering the Americas for three decades, almost exterminating the native Caribbean people.…

Introduction: Dunkin Brands is a multinational company operating in almost 60 countries. Dunkin Brands expands on franchisee model with its two quick serving restaurant chains (QSR) Baskin and Robbins and Dunkin Donuts. Dunkin Donuts is now looking for entering the Finnish market. In 2014 Dunkin Brands did not meet its expectations and its stock price fell .Moreover many of Dunkin Donuts competitors have already taken advantage of growing Finnish fast food and coffee shop market and in…

Beowulf is an epic poem by an unknown author, written in England between the eighth and eleventh centuries and whose deeds take place in the lands of Denmark and Sweden. His 3182 verses were found for the first time in Nowel codex, a manuscript of the eleventh century, but later the work was renamed as the main protagonist, Beowulf. The manuscript and the poem are considered national treasures British despite the fact that the story is about a Scandinavian hero who fights monsters in Denmark.…

(Particularism) Universalism (Rules)-People place a high importance on laws, rules, values, and obligations. They deal fairly with people based on these rules, however rules precede relationships. Universalist cultures include the U.S., Canada, the U.K, Scandinavia, New Zealand, Australia, and Switzerland. The strategies are most likely to be: • Help individuals perceive their work ties into their values and beliefs. • Provide clear rules, regulations, and procedures. • Keep guarantees and be…

Sami religion is a collective term about the myths, beliefs and ritual practice that traditionally have been widespread among Sami people in Scandinavia, Finland and Russia. From the late 1600s it was started an intense missionary activity among the Sami population, which led to the traditional Sami religion largely disappeared during the 1700s. Some myths, beliefs and practices have nevertheless survived until our days, in many cases parallel to the Christian worldview. In recent years, there…

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…