History of the Norwegian People, Volume 1
Gelesen von Ærik Bjørnsson
Knut Gjerset
(4,536 Sterne; 14 Bewertungen)
A detailed and exhaustive history of the Norwegian People, written in two volumes. The author, Knut Gjerset, was born in Western Norway in 1865 and immigrated to Chippewa County, Minnesota, in the US with his parents in 1871 and his brother Oluf later got elected to public office there. He received a B.A. in Literature from the University of Minnesota, and also studied at John's Hopkins University from 1895-1896, and the University of Heidelberg, where he was awarded a PhD, from 1896-1898. This first volume deals with the Norwegian History from the earliest times, to the early 14th century and covers topics such as: Prehistoric Norway and iron and Bronze age cultures in the area, the Viking era, The Christianization of Norway and some related information on Iceland, the Faroe Islands, Shetland/Orkney Islands, etc., Early kings of Norway, Norway in the Crusades, and foreign policy reformations at the beginning of the Late Middle Ages. - Summary by Ærik Bjørnsson (16 hr 32 min)
Chapters
The Viking Expeditions Eastward. Founding of the Russian Kingdom. The Varangian…
8:57
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Events Outside of Norway. The Norse Colonial Empire. The Orkney and Shetland Is…
15:49
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The Sons of Eirik Blood-Ax. Haakon Jarl the Leader of the Aristocracy. Loss of …
11:40
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King Olav Establishes Christianity in Norway. His Laws and Administration
17:33
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Norway Under Danish Overlordship. The Battle of Stiklestad. King Olav the Saint
13:38
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Norway Participates in the Crusades. Eystein Magnusson and Sigurd the Crusader
16:44
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The Period of Civil Wars. Magnus the Blind, Harald Gille, and Sigurd Slembediakn
19:30
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The Second Stage of Civil Wars. The Rule of Erling Skakke and Magnus Erlingsson
22:58
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Bewertungen
(4,5 Sterne)
Excellent. Some slight mispronunciations of English, French, Scottish, and Swedish place names, and in the later parts there were a few phrases that were repeated or retried, and not edited out, but I'm not going to quibble. That's a long read, and if anyone cab read Volume Two of this book half as well, I'll be very happy.
Ran out of episodes of Vikings. Was not disappointed
(5 Sterne)
a wealth of information. more than expected
Me
(5 Sterne)