To view a work of art separately from it's environment, ignoring the context, will often undermine important aspects of the work. However, embracing the context will allow one to appreciate the full scope and depth of the piece. In order to fully absorb and understand it, one must consider fac...

"Vikings," the term is given to a race of Scandinavian people who raided and settled in large areas of eastern and Western Europe during a period of Scandinavian expansion from about 800 to 1100. The term came from an old English word "wic", which is a derivation from a Latin wor...

Geography The official country name in conventional long form is the Kingdom of Norway. Norge is the local short form. The capital of Norway is Oslo. Norway is situated far to the north in the western corner of Europe bordering the North Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. Norway shares borders...

Sweden is located in northwestern Europe between the country of Norway and the Gulf of Bothnia. It is located at the top of the continent above Denmark and the Baltic Sea. The entire country of Sweden is more than 170,000 sq. miles. Sweden is one of three Scandinavian countries, which include Nor...