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Scandinavian cohesion comes from small scale, cold indoor sociability, cooperation under harsh climate, and surrounding enemies.
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Scandinavia
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Recent research shows Bronze Age globalization included the British Isles and Scandinavia, regions often left out of older Bronze Age accounts.
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"So it's expected that Alexander the Great will behave the way of Achilles in the Iliad. How did Achilles behave? Achilles saw himself as..."
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"Okay? They're really small countries, millions of people. Everyone knows each other. If you go to Denmark, everyone knows the prime minister of Denmark...."
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"...encompassed. Okay? So, this is Britain. This is Ireland. This is Scandinavia. Okay? This is important because if you study history, the British Isles,..."
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"But recent research has shown us that it's all interconnected. Okay? Okay. So, as I mentioned, these are trade networks. Okay? And these gray..."
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"...immigration to Europe. Okay? So, in certain places of Europe, especially Scandinavia, the population of immigrants, has gone as high as 20%. Okay? In..."
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"...all of Europe is brought into this trading network. This is Scandinavia. And as you can see, there's a lot of trade focused on..."
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"...is something that we've not known before. We just assumed that Scandinavia didn't actually exist back then. It did exist. Okay? And it's a..."
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"...understand is that these Viking raids would drive population growth in Scandinavia, and then this would drive further Viking expansion throughout the world. Okay?..."
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"...is called Longhouse. All right? And so because the weather in Scandinavia, it's very cold for most of the year, these are very social..."
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"...Okay? Let's pretend that you are a 16 -year -old in Scandinavia and you're about 800. Okay? That's when the Viking Age begins. By..."
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"...to shoot an arrow. Okay? If I dropped you anywhere in Scandinavia, you're able to find your way home. You'll be able to fight..."
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"...that as Charlemagne and this Holy Roman Empire expanded, it threatened Scandinavia, and so the Vikings had to come out and challenge him. Okay?..."
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