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frederick . as king, christian tried to maintain the kalmar union between the scandinavian countries which brought him to war with sweden, lasting between and . though he captured the country in , his subsequent slaughter of leading swedish nobility, known as the stockholm bloodbath , caused the swedes
frederick . as king, christian tried to maintain the kalmar union between the scandinavian countries which brought him to war with sweden, lasting between and . though he captured the country in , his subsequent slaughter of leading swedish nobility, known as the stockholm bloodbath , caused the swedes...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_II_of_Denmark
literacy on the people and a hundred years later, by the end of the eighteenth century, the literacy rate was close to percent. even before the law, literacy was widespread in sweden. however, the ability to read did not automatically imply ability to write, and as late as the nineteenth century many swedes
literacy on the people and a hundred years later, by the end of the eighteenth century, the literacy rate was close to percent. even before the law, literacy was widespread in sweden. however, the ability to read did not automatically imply ability to write, and as late as the nineteenth century many swedes...
https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Literacy
graphic moments of this novel, particularly lisbeth's vengeance on her guardian. i am not on her side when it comes to this vengeance, but i understand it, and the drive to take vengeance in such a way -- such a human way -- fascinates me. who'd have thought, besides maybe my friend manny, that the swedes
might love this novel simply because it is set in sweden. after all, i do love abba, fredrik ljungberg, ikea (my apologies), glögg, stellan skarsgård, max von sydow, ingmar bergman, and mats sundin. i looked into emigrating to sweden but had no excuse, being a resident of canada with no skills the swedes...
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2429135.The_Girl_with_the_Dragon_Tattoo