In a recent study published in Cell, researchers investigated the history of Scandinavia for the period from the Roman period (between 1.0 CE and 400.0 CE) to the present, spanning over 2,000 years.

Some old Scandinavian writings trace kings back to Christ’s birth, once dismissed as mere tales—but perhaps there’s truth in them. In the summer of 2023, archaeologists excavating at Øvre Eiker near ...

We are a land of immigrants — from the indigenous peoples who came from Asia via the Bering Strait or from Polynesia on rafts, to the pioneers from the British Empire, to Scandinavians, Italians, ...

A new study reported in the journal Cell on January 5 captures a genetic history across Scandinavia over 2,000 years, from the Iron Age to the present day. This look back at Scandinavian history is ...

Reductionism is a major flaw of Americans’ approach to learning about world history. Outside of a few standout European powers that continually pop up (England, Germany, Russia, etc.), cultures of the ...

The Historical Society has recently received questions on the origin and history of the Scandinavian Days celebration, and being a relative newcomer to Story City, I was also curious. By chance, I ...

The New Sweden Centre took visitors back to the 1630s during their first annual New Sweden Days Scandinavian Celebration. Re-enactors dressed in period clothing, demonstrated colonial activities and ...

Two recent books chart the global reach of Scandinavian societies. Every nation harbors its own myths of world-historical greatness—even Iceland. No one is a more enthusiastic advocate for this tiny ...