A complete history of the Scandinavian countries from the bestselling author of Vikings. The complete story.”The term Scandinavia goes back to medieval Latin. For the first time this word was mentioned by the ancient Roman scientist Pliny the Elder in his encyclopedic work "Natural History".Traditionally, Scandinavia includes three countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway. Some authors include Iceland in Scandinavia, historically closely related to Norway and Denmark, but the Icelanders themselves (as well as the Swedes, Norwegians and Danes) do not consider Iceland to be part of Scandinavia.Here is the history of these three countries - fascinating, at times brutal and instructive. Rulers, battles, battles and the very spirit of this land, the so-called "northern courage" - all this creates a unique image of the Scandinavian countries and their special path in history, in some ways close to Russia, and in some ways infinitely distant.Copyright© Design by AST Publishing House LLC, 2021© ℗ AST Publishing House LLC, Audiobook, 2021

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