Tag Archives: Sweden

Only with the Reformation did a new period begin in Sweden, even in literature. Throughout the fifteenth century, humanism had had very little impact in Sweden. Even in the early decades of the sixteenth century, one encounters purely medieval novels: a Historia Trojana (1529) based on the text by Guido Colonna; a Karl Magnus, from a Norwegian prose… Read More »

CULTURE: TRADITIONS Sweden was a fundamentally agricultural country until the nineteenth century and this aspect, together with the close link with nature and its changes over the seasons, has greatly influenced its customs. The awakening of nature is celebrated between April 30 and May 2. Night fires, libations of beer and cider, sausages, barley focaccia… Read More »