A History of the Swedish People: From Prehistory to the Renaissance

University of Minnesota Press, Minneapolis, 2005. First Edition. Softcover. Very Good Condition. First impression. Size: Octavo 8vo (standard book size). 211 pages. One volume of the 2-volume set. Text body is clean, and free from previous owner annotation, underlining and highlighting. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. No foxing in this copy. All edges clean, neat and free of foxing. In fine unread condition. The book is available and will be PACKAGED professionally, DISPATCHED promptly and a TRACKING NUMBER will be advised by Australia Post.. Beginning in prehistoric times and culminating with the Dacke rebellion of 1542, renowned novelist Vilhelm Moberg's two-volume popular history of the Swedish people approaches its subject from the viewpoint of the common people, documenting peasants' lives as well as those of the royal families. In this first volume Moberg examines Viking raids, the coming of Christianity, and the Folkungs royal dynasty, whose tyrannical reign lasted from 1250 to the 1360s. He vividly describes the arrival of the Black Death from a ship that docked carrying only dead passengers, and he recounts the reign of Queen Margareta who founded the Kalmar Union, comprising all of Scandinavia. In every chapter, Moberg faithfully imparts how history affected "the whole people" of Sweden. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 1 kilogram. Category: History; European History; Sweden; ISBN: 0816646562. ISBN/EAN: 9780816646562. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 10044. . 9780816646562