Stories of Norway

by John A. Yilek

Overview

In Stories of Norway, the author of History of Norway returns to tell more fascinating stories about people and events from pre-Viking times through the Second World War in Norway. There are descriptions of an ancient runestone, skaldic verses, and other significant historical writings, as well as the lives of kings and princesses, farmers and fishermen, hunters and witches, merchants and privateers, emigrants, laborers, resistance men and women, and Sami in these true stories and legends from Norway's past.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798881100230
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/10/2024
Pages:	124
Sales rank:	915,485
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.29(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.