Sweden's victories in the Thirty Years War, and the kingdom's subsequent half-century as a great power, continue to intrigue historians. Historians have argued that Sweden's success resulted from its rapid construction of a military state, with institutions which efficiently directed a large ...
More than one-fifth of the Swedish population resides in Stockholm County. Located on the eastern side with the Baltic Sea as a shoreline, Stockholm is the capital. The impressive coastal capital is spread across 14 islands and features charming medieval streets, parks and great restaurants. Durin...
During the 17th century Sweden emerged as a European great power. Before the emergence of the Swedish Empire, Sweden was a poor and scarcely populated country on the fringe of European civilisation, with no significant power or reputation. Sweden rose to prominence on a continental scale during t...
A$AP Rocky -- whose given name is Rakim Mayers -- is part of the hip-hop collective A$AP Mob, and was in Sweden as part of the European leg of his tour. The rapper is “suspected of aggravated assault,” according to a press release posted to the website of the Stockholm prosecutor...
During the 17th century, after winning wars against Denmark, Russia, and Poland, Sweden-Finland (with scarcely more than 1 million inhabitants) emerged as a great power by taking direct control of the Baltic region, which was Europe's main source of grain, iron, copper, timber, tar, hemp,...
Sweden A country of northern Europe on the eastern Scandinavian Peninsula. The region was settled by Germanic tribes probably in Neolithic times, and by the 10th century A.D. the Swedes had extended their influence as far as the Black Sea. During the 14th century Sweden and ...
years, especially Russia and the still united Denmark-Norway, which never completely accepted Sweden leaving the union. In the 17th century Sweden extended its territory through warfare and became a Great Power, twice its current size. By 1814 Sweden had lost its empire as well as ...
New Sweden failed because it was conquered by its stronger neighbors. Sweden evidently did not send enough soldiers there, as it was distracted elsewhere. History of New Sweden New Swedenwas a colony established by the Empire of Sweden along the Delaware River. Lasting from 1638 to 1655, New ...
The Pandava brothers come into conflict with the Kauravas, as both tribes, descended from deities, feel they can lay claim to power. Yudhishthira (Andrzej Seweryn), the eldest of the Pandavas, is told by the god Krishna that his destiny is to be king. And his brother Arjuna (Vittorio ...
A country of northern Europe on the eastern Scandinavian Peninsula. The region was settled by Germanic tribes probably in Neolithic times, and by the 10th centuryadthe Swedes had extended their influence as far as the Black Sea. During the 14th century Sweden and Norway, and for a while Denma...