Scandinavia

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Scandinavia: References & Edit History

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coeducation
- In coeducation
coins and coinage
- In coin: Scandinavia
epigraphy
- In epigraphy: Northern Europe
trade unionism
- In organized labour: Breakup of the postwar settlement: Inflation, neocorporatism, and restructuring

arts

architecture

Gothic Revival
- In Western architecture: Scandinavia
medieval
- In Western architecture: Prelude to Romanesque in the north
Neoclassical
- In Western architecture: Scandinavia and Finland
- In Western architecture: Scandinavia and Greece

faience
- In faience
glassmaking
- In glassware: The Scandinavian countries
interior design
- In interior design: Northern Europe
music
- In vocal music: Art songs in other Western countries
painting
- In Western painting: Scandinavia
pottery
- In pottery: Scandinavia
rugs and carpets
- In rug and carpet: Scandinavia
tapestry
- In tapestry: 17th and 18th centuries

customs and traditions

alcohol consumption
- In alcohol consumption: Europe
Christmas tree
- In Christmas tree
gastronomy
- In gastronomy: Scandinavian
restaurants
- In restaurant: Other European restaurants
St. Lucia’s Day
- In St. Lucia’s Day

history

boarding schools
- In boarding school: Boarding schools as a method of assimilation
Bronze Age
- In history of Europe: The Bronze Age
Cromwell
- In Oliver Cromwell: Foreign and economic policies
democracy
- In democracy: Continental Europe
England
- In United Kingdom: The period of the Scandinavian invasions
Europe
- In history of Europe: The conservative reaction
Reformation
- In Protestantism: The expansion of the Reformation in Europe
Saint Alexander Nevsky
- In Saint Alexander Nevsky
Saint Ansgar
- In Saint Ansgar
Vikings
- In Viking

physical geography

European Plain
- In European Plain: Physiography
mountain ranges
- In mountain: Residual mountain ranges and thermally uplifted belts
- In Europe: Elevations
polar barrens and tundra
- In polar ecosystem: Polar environments
taiga
- In taiga: Effects of human use and management of the taiga

religion

Bible versions
- In biblical literature: Scandinavian, Slavic, Spanish, and Swiss translations
Germanic religion
- In Germanic religion and mythology: Worship
Lutheran churches
polytheism
- In polytheism: Germanic, Scandinavian, Celtic, and Slavic mythologies
Yule festival
- In Yule

social issues

slavery
- In slavery: Slave-owning societies

transportation

canals
- In canals and inland waterways: Europe
- In canals and inland waterways: Major inland waterways of Europe

Article Contributors

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Add new Web site: The Guardian - Summer in Scandinavia: five eco-friendly ideas to holiday like a local.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 15, 2024
	Links added.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	May 04, 2023
	Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - Scandinavian Pre-History.	Gloria Lotha	Oct 20, 2022
	Top Questions updated.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Oct 22, 2021
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Jun 08, 2021
	Corrected display issue.	Adam Augustyn	Oct 05, 2018
	Add new Web site: The World Association for Case Method Research and Application - A Short History of Scandinavia.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 20, 2018
	Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Scandinavia, Europe.	Grace Young	Oct 30, 2017
	Add new Web site: Official Tourism Site of Scandinavia, Europe.	Darshana Das	Dec 07, 2012
	Add new Web site: History World - History of Scandinavia.	Gloria Lotha	Apr 08, 2011
	Add new Web site: Fact Monster - World - Scandinavia, Northern Europe.	Gloria Lotha	Jan 20, 2011
	Article revised and media added.	Chelsey Parrott-Sheffer	Jan 29, 2009
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998