An Account of the Danes and Norwegians in England, Scotland, and IrelandJ. Murray, 1852 - 359 стор. "My aim in it has been to convey a juster and less prejudiced notion than prevails at present respecting the Danish and Norwegian conquests." -Jens Jacob Asmussen Worsaae, An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians (1852) An Account of the Danes and the Norwegians in England, Scotland and Ireland (1852) by Jens Warsaae, was based on his research into the Scandinavian invasions of the European mainland. During the 10th century, the European mainland was invaded by Norse settlers from Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, who intermarried with native tribes and came to be known as "Normans." While their influence on the history of France was significant, it was even stronger in England, which the Normans conquered in the 11th century. Warsaae's book, commissioned by the Royal Society of Northern Antiquaries, was his attempt to revise the impressions that the 19th century British had of the effects of the Norman conquests on England. This replica of the original text is accompanied by numerous woodcuts. |
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... land with numberless bays and firths , and cut it up into small portions . Nor is it washed only by a confined sea like the Baltic , but also by the more open German Ocean . From the earliest times , therefore , necessity obliged the ...
... land also ; but here the Swedes have in general been superior . Christian IV . made no progress in the Thirty Years ' War . On that occasion he proved himself inferior to Gustavus Adolphus , who , when INTRODUCTION . xix.
... land , was in his true element . At sea , on the other hand , Christian IV . signally defeated the Swedish fleet . The chief heroes of the Swedish nation , and those who live most in the memory of the people , are , Gustavus Adolphus ...
... land , which , with regard to riches and commerce , stands first in Europe . The plains are watered by noble and smooth - flowing rivers , which receive in their protecting embraces the thousands of ships which from all quarters seek ...
... land . The farther one travels towards the north or west of England , the mountains become higher , the valleys nar- rower , and the streams more rapid . In the north , how- ever , the mountains rather resemble high hills . They do not ...