While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries that followed. Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their organisation and their war gear - due partly to their remoteness, climate and terrain, but partly to their long freedom from the feudal system of other kingdoms. This book explains the special nature of Scandinavian armies, shaped by the relative weakness of kings and aristocrats, and the contrasts between...

While Scandinavia's 'Viking Age' is one of the most studied aspects of early medieval history, much less has been published about the centuries which followed. Yet the armies of Sweden, Norway and Denmark offer fascinating differences from the rest of medieval Western Europe, both in their organisation and their war gear. This second of two books covers the period which saw both expansion in the Baltic, and long wars born of the attempt to bring Scandinavia under a single monarchy - the Union of Kalmar. In the North, as elsewhere, the perfection of plate armour could not prevent the steady...

This book tackles the seemingly impossible: "Conspiracy Theories" exist everywhere in the public domain causing universal confusion. Conspiracy Theories are not individual functions in time they are derivatives all being integrated into a single whole as a function of this time; the end time. In its pages, you'll find, this book describes that single source. In fact, you will find the confusion caused by them is made precise. Many events confirm this as the end time. Astronomical cycles are concluding simultaneously as an indicator. However, nothing is more compelling than religious doctrine...