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The Troll Inside You
What do medieval Icelanders mean when they say "troll"? What did they see when they saw a troll? What did the troll signify to them? And why did they see them? The principal subject of this book is the Norse idea of the troll, which the author uses to engage with the larger topic of paranormal experiences in the medieval North. The texts under study are from 13th-, 14th-, and 15th-century Iceland. The focus of the book is on the ways in which paranormal experiences are related and defined in these texts and how those definitions have framed and continue to frame scholarly interpretations of the paranormal. The book is partitioned into numerous brief chapters, each with its own theme. In each...
Energy and Conflict Prevention
Although almost no major war has been exclusively related to the control of an oil or gas field, disputes over hydrocarbon reserves have regularly been an undeniable part of many armed conflicts. Disputes over the use of nuclear energy lie at the heart of several current confrontations that have a high potential to turn into armed conflict. The papers in this volume address the clear need to reduce international tension on energy security issues while addressing the open divides between energy-exporting and energy-importing states and hidden tensions between "developed" energy importers (North America, Europe and Japan) and "emerging" energy importers (China, India, developing Asia and Africa). This is a major (though latent) threat not to be ignored by key political and business decision-makers
Gambling Debt
Gambling Debt is a game-changing contribution to the discussion of economic crises and neoliberal financial systems and strategies. Iceland’s 2008 financial collapse was the first case in a series of meltdowns, a warning of danger in the global order. This full-scale anthropology of financialization and the economic crisis broadly discusses this momentous bubble and burst and places it in theoretical, anthropological, and global historical context through descriptions of the complex developments leading to it and the larger social and cultural implications and consequences. Chapters from anthropologists, sociologists, historians, economists, and key local participants focus on the neoliber...
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Fornaldarsagaerne
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Voyages to Vinland
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Frithiof's Saga
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History of Nordic Computing
Computing in the Nordic countries started in late 1940s mainly as an engineering activity to build computing devices to perform mathematical calculations and assist mathematicians and engineers in scientific problem solving. The early computers of the Nordic countries emerged during the 1950s and had names like BARK, BESK, DASK, SMIL, SARA, ESKO, and NUSSE. Each of them became a nucleus in institutes and centres for mathematical computations programmed and used by highly qualified professionals. However, one should not forget the punched-card machine technology at this time that had existed for several decades. In addition, we have a Nordic name, namely Frederik Rosing Bull, contributing to ...
The Viking Age
Who were the Vikings, and do they deserve their unsavoury reputation? Through over 100 primary source documents, this fascinating collection weighs the cultural importance and lasting influence of the Vikings.
