Join Viking Resident Historian Knut O. Nesse for an illuminating lecture exploring the history of Scandinavia and the forces that shaped its modern nations. Drawing on his extensive career as Norway’s former trade commissioner for Canada, Knut examines the complex unions, rivalries and political breakups that defined Denmark, Norway and Sweden from the 17th to the 19th centuries. Through clear historical context and expert insight, this lecture reveals how the Viking homelands evolved into the distinct, prosperous societies we know today.