The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide

The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide
Author: David A. Fryxell
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2019-12-17
Genre: Reference
ISBN: 1440300755
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Trace your Swedish, Norwegian, or Danish ancestors! This convenient guide will help you discover your Northern European family history while optimizing your research time. Highlights include: • Strategies for identifying immigrant Scandinavian ancestors, plus how to trace them back to Europe from North America • Methods for locating Swedish genealogy records, Norwegian genealogy records, or Danish genealogy records within your family's town of origin • Detailed guides to finding and decoding common Scandinavian records, including: church records, civil registration records, census returns, property deeds, military records, and many more • Quick guides to Scandinavian history, geography, and language • Historical timelines, sample records, and resource lists that will bring your family history to life If your family tree includes Swedish roots, Danish roots, or Norwegian roots, The Family Tree Scandinavian Genealogy Guide is a must-have for your genealogy research.

Our Forefathers

Our Forefathers
Author: Gudmund Schutte
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages: 319
Release: 2013-11-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1107674786
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First published in 1933, this book forms one of two volumes on the ethnography of the Gothic, German, Dutch, Anglo-Saxon, Frisian and Scandinavian peoples.

Ancestor Worship and the Elite in Late Iron Age Scandinavia

Ancestor Worship and the Elite in Late Iron Age Scandinavia
Author: Triin Laidoner
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 143
Release: 2020-01-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 0429815999
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Ancestor worship is often assumed by contemporary European audiences to be an outdated and primitive tradition with little relevance to our societies, past and present. This book questions that assumption and seeks to determine whether ancestor ideology was an integral part of religion in Viking Age and early medieval Scandinavia. The concept is examined from a broad socio-anthropological perspective, which is used to structure a set of case studies which analyse the cults of specific individuals in Old Norse literature. The situation of gods in Old Norse religion has been almost exclusively addressed in isolation from these socio-anthropological perspectives. The public gravemound cults of deceased rulers are discussed conventionally as cases of sacral kingship, and, more recently, religious ruler ideology; both are seen as having divine associations in Old Norse scholarship. Building on the anthropological framework, this study introduces the concept of ‘superior ancestors’, employed in social anthropology to denote a form of political ancestor worship used to regulate social structure deliberately. It suggests that Old Norse ruler ideology was based on conventional and widely recognised religious practices revolving around kinship and ancestors and that the gods were perceived as human ancestors belonging to elite families.

The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware

The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware
Author: Peter Stebbins Craig
Publisher: Sag Publications
Total Pages: 213
Release: 1993-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780961610517
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This book "is based upon the 1693 census of the Swedes on the Delaware, a census taken to document the colonists' argument to Swedish authorities that there remained a sizable group of Swedes in America who were worthy of help in the form of new pastors for their churches and new religious books in the Swedish language" -- Intro.

The Antiquary

The Antiquary
Author: Edward Walford
Publisher:
Total Pages: 326
Release: 1883
Genre: Antiquities
ISBN:
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We, Hominids

We, Hominids
Author: Frank Westerman
Publisher: Black Inc.
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-08-03
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1743821875
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A roving philosophical journey into what makes us human In this charming, thought-provoking book, one of Holland’s greatest non-fiction writers hunts down answers to humanity’s most fundamental questions: Who are we? What makes us different from animals? With an ancient skull as his starting point, he travels the globe, tracing the search for the first human being: the missing link between humans and apes. Westerman introduces us to the world of skull hunters – leading experts in our fossil ancestry – whose lives are just as fascinating as those of their primeval discoveries. He astutely reconsiders the work of illustrious paleoanthropologists in the light of new DNA technology, postcolonialism, and the rise of women in this male-dominated field. Westerman discovers a plethora of origin hypotheses and shows how any theory of who we are and where we come from is coloured by the zeitgeist. We, Hominids is a compelling mixture of reportage, travelogue and essay – reminiscent of Bruce Chatwin or Ryszard Kapuściński – written by a brilliant storyteller and thinker. Frank Westerman is a highly acclaimed Dutch non-fiction writer. His work has been translated into sixteen languages and has received numerous accolades, including the Kapuściński Prize (Poland), the Premio Terzani (Italy) and the Prix du Livre du Réel (France). Sam Garrett is an award-winning translator of over fifty novels and works of non-fiction. He is the only translator to have twice won the British Society of Authors’ Vondel Prize for Dutch–English translation. ‘Gripping and brilliantly told, We, Hominids deftly blends personal experience with a journalist’s eye for a remarkable story.’ – Mark McKenna, professor of history at the University of Sydney, and author of Return to Uluru ‘Part travelogue, part science, Frank Westerman unearths a brilliantly original story that has been millions of years in the making: what does it mean to be human? Quite wonderful.’ – Chris Turney, professor of earth science and climate change at the University of New South Wales, and author of Shackled and Bones, Rocks and Stars ‘A masterclass in storytelling, exploring who we are and where we came from.’ – Danielle Clode, award-winning author of The Wasp and the Orchid and In Search of the Woman who Sailed the World ‘This is Sapiens behind the scenes: exciting, shocking and real.’ — Dr José Joordens, Naturalis Dubois Chair in Hominin Paleoecology and Evolution, Maastricht University

Delphi Complete Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)

Delphi Complete Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 14656
Release: 2013-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1908909439
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One of the greatest adventure story writers of all time, H. Rider Haggard was a prolific novelist, whose exciting tales have entertained readers for over a hundred years. This comprehensive eBook offers readers the complete FICTIONAL works, with all 57 novels, as well as the usual Delphi bonus texts. (Version 3) Features: * concise introductions to the novels and other works * ALL 57 novels have their own contents tables * images of how the novels first appeared, giving your Kindle a taste of the Victorian texts * the complete novels and short stories, including rare works often missed out of collections * many images relating to Haggard’s life, works, places and film adaptations * EVEN includes special ALLAN QUATERMAIN and AYESHA series contents tables * features a selected non-fiction section, including Haggard’s very first book * includes both volumes of Haggard’s autobiography– explore the writer’s adventurous life! * includes the rare bonus story PRINCE: ANOTHER LION, first time in digital print * scholarly ordering of texts in chronological order and literary genres, allowing easy navigation around Haggard’s immense oeuvre * UPDATED with non-fiction book ‘The Last Boer War ‘ and revised texts CONTENTS: Allan Quatermain Series Ayesha Series The Umslopogaas Series The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation Series The Novels Dawn (1884) The Witch’s Head (1884) King Solomon’s Mines (1885) She (1886) Jess (1887) Allan Quatermain (1887) Mr Meeson’s Will (1888) Maiwa’s Revenge (1888) Colonel Quaritch, V.C. (1889) Cleopatra (1889) Allan’s Wife (1889) Beatrice (1890) The World’s Desire (1890) Eric Brighteyes (1890) Nada the Lily (1892) Montezuma’s Daughter (1893) The People of the Mist (1893) Joan Haste (1895) Heart of the World (1895) The Wizard (1896) Dr Therne (1898) Swallow (1899) Elissa (1900) Black Heart and White Heart (1900) Lysbeth (1901) Pearl-Maiden (1903) Stella Fregelius (1904) The Brethren (1904) Ayesha: The Return of She (1905) The Way of the Spirit (1906) Benita (1906) Fair Margaret (1907) The Ghost Kings (1908) The Yellow God (1908) The Lady of Blossholme (1909) Morning Star (1910) Queen Sheba’s Ring (1910) Red Eve (1911) Marie (1912) Child of Storm (1913) The Wanderer’s Necklace (1914) The Holy Flower (1915) The Ivory Child (1916) Finished (1917) Love Eternal (1918) Moon of Israel (1918) When the World Shook (1919) The Ancient Allan (1920) She and Allan (1921) The Virgin of the Sun (1922) Wisdom’s Daughter (1923) Heu-Heu (1924) Queen of the Dawn (1925) The Treasure of the Lake (1926) Allan and the Ice Gods (1927) Mary of Marion Isle (1929) Belshazzar (1930) The Shorter Fiction Allan the Hunter (1890) Allan’s Wife and Other Tales (1899) The Mahatma and the Hare (1911) Smith and the Pharaohs and Other Tales (1913) The Non-Fiction Cetywayo and His White Neighbors (1882) The Last Boer War (1899) A Winter Pilgrimage (1901) The Autobiography The Days of My Life (1926)

Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)

Delphi Works of H. Rider Haggard (Illustrated)
Author: H. Rider Haggard
Publisher: Delphi Classics
Total Pages: 13744
Release: 2013-11-17
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1908909447
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One of the greatest adventure story writers of all time, H. Rider Haggard was a prolific novelist, whose exciting tales have entertained readers for over a hundred years. This comprehensive eBook offers readers the collected works, with the usual Delphi bonus texts. (Version 3) Allan Quatermain Series Ayesha Series The Umslopogaas Series The Rise and Fall of the Zulu Nation Series The Novels Dawn (1884) The Witch’s Head (1884) King Solomon’s Mines (1885) She (1886) Jess (1887) Allan Quatermain (1887) Mr Meeson’s Will (1888) Maiwa’s Revenge (1888) Colonel Quaritch, V.C. (1889) Cleopatra (1889) Allan’s Wife (1889) Beatrice (1890) The World’s Desire (1890) Eric Brighteyes (1890) Nada the Lily (1892) Montezuma’s Daughter (1893) The People of the Mist (1893) Joan Haste (1895) Heart of the World (1895) The Wizard (1896) Dr Therne (1898) Swallow (1899) Elissa (1900) Black Heart and White Heart (1900) Lysbeth (1901) Pearl-Maiden (1903) Stella Fregelius (1904) The Brethren (1904) Ayesha: The Return of She (1905) The Way of the Spirit (1906) Benita (1906) Fair Margaret (1907) The Ghost Kings (1908) The Yellow God (1908) The Lady of Blossholme (1909) Morning Star (1910) Queen Sheba’s Ring (1910) Red Eve (1911) Marie (1912) Child of Storm (1913) The Wanderer’s Necklace (1914) The Holy Flower (1915) The Ivory Child (1916) Finished (1917) Love Eternal (1918) Moon of Israel (1918) When the World Shook (1919) The Ancient Allan (1920) She and Allan (1921) The Virgin of the Sun (1922) Wisdom’s Daughter (1923) Heu-Heu (1924) Queen of the Dawn (1925) The Treasure of the Lake (1926) Allan and the Ice Gods (1927) Mary of Marion Isle (1929) Belshazzar (1930) The Shorter Fiction Allan the Hunter (1890) Allan’s Wife and Other Tales (1899) The Mahatma and the Hare (1911) Smith and the Pharaohs and Other Tales (1913) The Non-Fiction Cetywayo and His White Neighbors (1882) The Last Boer War (1899) A Winter Pilgrimage (1901) The Autobiography The Days of My Life (1926)