Swedish History

When historians discuss the great European empires of the 17th and 18th centuries, Sweden is sometimes not included in their conversations. Despite this omission, Sweden amassed a wealthy, prosperous empire during these years. Their territory spanned several regions of Europe and even included colonies in North America, Africa, and the Caribbean. They defeated some of the greatest militaries of their time and were widely recognized around the world by their allies and adversaries alike as an immense power and threat.

In contrast to their Danish and Norwegian cousins, Swedish Vikings traveled east rather than west in search of riches, land, and power. The extensive river systems of Russia provided economic and military “superhighways” to the adventurers from the north who journeyed down them all the way to the Black Sea and Constantinople in search of fame and riches. In Captivating History’s History of Sweden, you will learn more about these Swedish adventurers along with other parts of Sweden’s fascinating history.

This audiobook will take you through the basics of Swedish with basic boot camp, all about, and pronunciation lessons. Each of the five basic boot camp lessons centers on a practical, real-life conversation. At the beginning of the lesson, we'll introduce the background of the conversation. After the conversation you'll learn carefully selected vocabulary and key grammar concepts. Next you'll hear the conversation one time at natural native speed. Finally, practice what you have learned with the review track.

Did you know Sweden has this unique law, "Freedom to Roam", that allows you to hike, camp, or ski on any public land, swim in public lakes, and access all beaches--including freely picking as many mushrooms, flowers, and berries as you want? Located in northern Europe, many global travelers have given Sweden the moniker "the crown jewel of Scandinavia" for a good reason!

Det turkosa vattnet ligger blankt när solen går upp på en röd morgonhimmel. Hawaiis öar börjar vakna till liv, och aktiviteten på den amerikanska flottbasen Pearl Harbor börjar sakteligen komma igång. På sekunder förändras den fridfulla paradisön till en krigszon. Det är den 7 december 1941 och japanska plan flyger in lågt över militärbasen. Med dem faller kriget ner från skyn. Det otänkbara har hänt, USA har blivit attackerade på hemmaplan av en fientlig makt. Emery "Swede" Lundquist vaknar av ljudet av kulsprutor.

Måndagen den 28 november 1881 omkring klockan 19 på kvällen avlossades ett skott från gårdsplanen in genom ett fönster till gården Bessinge i Östra Salerups socken i Skåne. Skottet träffade gårdsägaren Ola Månsson i huvudet och han avled omedelbart. Den här ogärningen, som går under namnet Bessingemordet, förövades på en fastighet som numera har beteckningen Guddastad i Hörby kommun. Brottet var ett beställningsmord i ett klassiskt triangeldrama. Sammansvärjningen avslöjades tack vare ett gediget polisarbete, som innefattade ett par tidiga exempel på effektiv kriminalteknisk undersökning.