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EUROPA-NORDICA

 

Robert D. Morritt

 

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          Europe is steeped in history.  Within these page is offered an overview of the Baltic and related geographical areas of Scandinavia and Northern Europe from prehistory together with lithic evidence of the earliest societies obtained from archaeological investigations and artifacts.  The book traces the advent of societies of tribes and their early settlements as they progressed from hunter cultures to tribal settlements.  We witness the growth of cultures, also the struggle for lebensraum between small states for territory which after several centuries resulted in the founding of independent nations in northern Europe the Baltic and Scandinavia.
          The book witnesses periods of insurrection and rebellion, also interesting cultural traits such as, mythology, folk customs and local mythology, which allows us to obtain a, a wider overview of societies of the Baltic area and of Scandinavia.