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January 23, 2019

2018 - Alliance partner or subject? Sweden and French subsidies 1630-1800 - Svante Norrhem - Lund University

The manuscript deals with French subsidies to Sweden during the 17th and 18th centuries. The fact that Sweden received subsidies from France during parts of...

January 23, 2019

2018 - The Age of Gold and the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site - Bengt Nordqvist - Archaeology of the Finnestorp Sacrificial Site

During 2000-2012, research investigations were carried out at the Finnestorp site. A site that turns out to contain a find material that belongs to the category - "the...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Publication of the Royal Academy of Fine Arts' 1806 Library - Isabella Nilsson - Royal Academy of Fine Arts

Thanks to generous grants from the Söderberg Foundations in 2001 and 2007, the internationally important art and architecture library...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Military contractors in 16th-century Sweden - Martin Neuding Skoog - Swedish Defense University

The research project studies mercenaries as economic actors in the early modern recruitment market of the Baltic Sea region. In recent years, the study of military contractors has...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Diary of an Ingarö farmer, 1860-1914 - Barbro Maassen

In the diary, we follow Axel Wennberg in his daily work, meet the girls he loved, read about dancing and...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Publication of the journal Forskning & Framsteg in 2019 - Viveka Ljungström - Forskning och Framsteg

The project concerns the publication of the journal Forskning & Framsteg in 2019. The aim of the journal is to report on research and research results and to...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Time Travel 3: Fylgia for the Future - Cajsa Lagerkvist - Mölndal City Council/Mölndal City Museum

In the fall of 2011, the Mölndal City Museum launched the digital adventure game Fylgja, which was based on the Tidsresan project, with support from Torsten Söderberg’s...

January 23, 2019

2018 - The book about Tjolöholm Castle - Karin Kvicklund - Tjolöholm Castle

The aim of the project is to clarify and make accessible Tjolöholm Castle's significance and special status in Swedish building and cultural history through in-depth texts...

January 23, 2019

2018 - The Swedish History Days 2019 - Dag Klackenberg - The Swedish History Days

De Svenska Historiedagarna is a non-profit organization with the aim of creating annual opportunities for contacts between representatives of the...

January 23, 2019

2018 - The Early Swedish Legend. Edition and translation - Hagberg Johnny - Skara Stiftshistoriska Sällskap

With the edition of Fornsvenska legendariet, in translation and with commentary, this important medieval work is published for the first time in...

January 23, 2019

2018 - Malcolm Munthe - myths and mysteries surrounding the Anglo-Swedish war hero - Anders Johansson

January 23, 2019

2018 - Publication of works by Wilhelm Stenhammar in source-critical editions - Ann-Charlotte Hell - Kungl. Royal Swedish Academy of Music

Pianist and conductor Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871-1927) is one of Sweden's foremost composers of all time. He was also one of...