History of Norway

by John A. Yilek

Overview

Based on exhaustive research, History of Norway is a clear, informative and entertaining description of Norway's history from the earliest cultures of the Stone Age to today's oil and gas economy. Along the way, there are fascinating stories of Vikings, the Sami, kings and queens, farmers and fishermen, merchants and miners, the Black Death, the Hanseatic merchants, the Reformation, independence, emigration from Norway to America, polar explorers, the Nazi invasion and the Norwegian resistance in World War II, and much more!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881100223
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/10/2024
Pages:	270
Sales rank:	708,218
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.61(d)

About the Author

John A. Yilek teaches Norwegian history in Minnesota. His ancestors in Norway lived near the historic mining town of Røros and in the mountain valleys of Luktvatnet and Susendalen in Nordland.