Scandinavian+legend
61Sources of Hamlet — The sources of Hamlet , a tragedy by William Shakespeare believed to have been written between 1599 and 1601, trace back as far as pre 13th century Icelandic tales. The generic hero as fool story is so old and is expressed in the literature of so …
62Icelandic literature — Introduction body of writings in Icelandic, including those from Old Icelandic (also called Old Norse) through Modern Icelandic. Icelandic literature is best known for the richness of its classical period, which is equivalent in time… …
63Norse rituals — Norse paganism Part of Norse paganism …
64Viking Age — is the term denoting the years from about 700 to 1066 in European history. It forms a major part of Scandinavian history. [http://www.britannica.com/eb/article 39302/Norway The Viking Age from the Norway article at] Encyclopædia Britannica] [… …
65History of Scandinavia — This article is part of a series on Scandinavia Geography Mountains Peninsula Viking Age Old Norse Viking Thing (assembl …
66Sweden — /sweed n/, n. a kingdom in N Europe, in the E part of the Scandinavian Peninsula. 8,946,193; 173,732 sq. mi. (449,964 sq. km). Cap.: Stockholm. Swedish, Sverige. * * * Sweden Introduction Sweden Background: A military power during the 17th… …
67Elf — This article is about the mythical creature. For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation). An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings (wights, vættir) endowed with magical… …
68Swedes (Germanic tribe) — in the 12th.Legend|#92b78b|Gotlanders ] The Swedes ( sv. svear; Old Norse: svíar ; Old English: Sweonas ; la. Suiones, Suehans or Sueones ) were an ancient North Germanic tribe in Scandinavia. As the dominions of their kings grew, their land… …
69Gothiscandza — According to a tale related by Jordanes, Gothiscandza was the first settlement of the Goths after their migration from Scandinavia (Scandza) around 1490 B.C.Jordanes relates that the Goths were led from Scandza by their king Berig. As soon as… …
70Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
