{"product_id":"scandinavia-in-the-middle-ages-900-1550-between-two-oceans-9780367558697","title":"Scandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550: Between Two Oceans","description":"\u003cp\u003eMedieval Scandinavia went through momentous changes. Regional power centres merged and gave birth to the three strong kingdoms of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. At the end of the Middle Ages, they together formed the enormous Kalmar Union comprising almost all lands around the North Atlantic and the Baltic Sea. In the Middle Ages, Scandinavia became part of a common Europe, yet preserved its own distinct cultural markers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScandinavia in the Middle Ages 900-1550 \u003c\/em\u003ecovers the entire Middle Ages into an engaging narrative. The book gives a chronological overview of political, ecclesiastical, cultural, and economic developments. It integrates to this narrative climatic changes, energy crises, devastating epidemies, family life and livelihood, arts, education, technology and literature, and much else. The book shows how different groups had an important role in shaping society: kings and peasants, pious priests, nuns and crusaders, merchants, and students, without forgetting minorities such as S?mi and Jews. The book is divided into three chronological parts 900-1200, 1200-1400, and 1400-1550, where analyses of general trends are illustrated by the acts of individual men and women.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is essential reading for students of, as well as all those interested in, medieval Scandinavia and Europe more broadly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eKirsi Salonen \u003c\/strong\u003eis Professor of Medieval History at the University of Bergen, Norway. Her previous publications include \u003cem\u003ePapal Justice in the Late Middle Ages. The Sacra Romana Rota\u003c\/em\u003e (2016); and she is the co-editor of \u003cem\u003eScandinavia and the Vatican Archives\u003c\/em\u003e (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKurt Villads Jensen \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Medieval History and Director of the Centre for Medieval Studies at Stockholm University, Sweden. His previous publications include \u003cem\u003eCrusading at the Edges of Europe. Denmark and Portugal c.1000-c.1250\u003c\/em\u003e (2017); and he is the co-author of \u003cem\u003eThe Rise and Fall of the Danish Empire\u003c\/em\u003e (2022).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Routledge","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50865524277522,"sku":"9780367558697","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f46290df-ee10-49d5-b2f3-1c806cb5d92f.jpg?v=1737678150","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/scandinavia-in-the-middle-ages-900-1550-between-two-oceans-9780367558697","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}