Here you can find downloadable PDFs of some of the Scandinavia-related articles I’ve written for print magazines. There’re also some links to other, relevant online things, too.
Scandinavian Review
A journal produced by the American-Scandinavian Foundation:
- Echoes of the Past
[Volume 111, Number 1: Spring/Summer 2024] - The Heart of Nokia Country
[Volume 110, Number 2: Winter 2023] - 60 Years of the Nordic Council Literature Prize
[Volume 109, Number 2: Fall/Winter 2022] - Welcome to Trollywood: Cinema, Saabs and the Creation of Modern Sweden in the City of Trollhättan
[Volume 108, Number 2: Fall/Winter 2021]
Medieval World: Culture and Conflict
Fun times with swords, shields, arrows, and painful deaths:
- Glory in Death: Sweden’s Magnificent Pre-Viking Graves
[Issue 9; released December 2023; order the full issue here] - Author Spotlight (on the the Medieval World blog)
[November 2023]
Reactor Magazine (part of Tor Publishing Group; formerly Tor.com)
Several selections from articles on the big fantasy publisher’s stand-alone website (visit my author page to view them all):
- Exploring Nordic Speculative Fiction in Five Novels
- Five Excellent Norse Fiction Books from Indie Publishers
- Beyond Marvel’s Thor: Five Norse-Inspired Graphic Novels and Comic Omnibuses
- Tracing the Origins of Modern Fantasy in Five Classic Viking Tales
- Five Novels Inspired by the Old Norse Kings’ Sagas and the Sagas of the Icelanders
- Five Fascinating Retellings of Norse Mythology
- Five Unforgettable Norse Warriors in Historical Fiction and Fantasy
Viking Magazine
The official magazine of the Sons of Norway:
- The Art of Trolls
[August 2022; about the art of Erik Werenskiold, Theodor Kittelsen, John Bauer, and Gustaf Tenggren] - An Epic Reign
[May 2022; about King Harald Fairhair] - Taking the T
[March 2022; about the subway systems of Stockholm, Oslo, and Boston] - A Grand Design
[Septemer 2021; about the art and architecture of Oslo City Hall]
Mainly Musuems
A fun, informative site about museums and historic places of interest:
- Industrilandskapet of Norrköping: The Manchester of Sweden
- Lowell National Historical Park: Blueprint of the American Industrial Revolution
- Karlskrona Maritime Heritage: Naval Base of the Swedish Empire
- The Unique Natural and Architectural Landscape of Stockholm’s Medieval Gamla Stan
- Follow John Bauer (an exhibit at Jönköpings läns museum)