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Iceland part 2 (The Vikings) Posted by on Jul 6, 2010

Some scholars say that the first ever settlers on Iceland were monks from Scotland (as early as in the second half of the 7th century). However, if it was so they must have left when the Vikings arrived around 874. The first settler who was named was a Norwegian settler Ingólfur Arnarson who came with his family to…

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Iceland part 1 Posted by on Jul 2, 2010

I haven´t really been posting so much lately because I spent the last month in Iceland. It was both work and fun. And let me tell you that Iceland is a very colorful spot in our Nordic area. I didn´t really know what to expect. I was thinking trolls, elves, recession and sunlight 247 on the…

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Swedish adjective and noun Posted by on Jun 4, 2010

  Article/pronoun Form of  adjective Form of noun Indefinite article (Någon)/en (Något)/ ett (Några)/plural (stor) (stort) (stora) Villa Hus Villor/hus Swedish  double definite article+adjective This is typical for Swedish. (den) (det) (de) (stora) (stora) (stora) villan huset villorna/husen Demonstrative Pronoun+adjective Both in written and spoken Swedish. Den (där/här) Det (där/här) De(där/här) (stora) villan huset villorna/husen…

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Swedish singer and song writer Linda Skoog. Posted by on May 26, 2010

Jazz and Blues grows on you by time. It was nothing I appriciated when I was younger. Nowadays, I like to get into different moods and experience the audience around me. It was on a hot summer day in Slottskogen in Gothenburg last summer when I first saw Linda performing. In the middle of the wild Swedish nature…

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Swedish Nouns Posted by on May 20, 2010

Whenever learning Swedish words you have to take into account that there are always exceptions. You really do not have to ask why. Language changes all the time. Just compare for example the slang you use with the way your parents speak. Slang is one of the most dynamically developing stratum of our language. When…

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Styrsö Posted by on May 17, 2010

Summer cottage on a small rock

View over Tången Villa with gazebo.      I want to share with you my other trip that I have recently made. I wasn´t that lucky with the weather as when I went to Marstrand. I took one of the local boats to Styrsö the other day. If you live in Gothenburg your month card (månadskort) would do…

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Marstrand Posted by on May 12, 2010

When Jantelagen meets Marstrand

I have recently done some long walks on the Swedish west coast (västkusten aka. bästkusten). just to clear my head out. One of my all time favourites is Marstrand which is a small town situated on two islands named Marstrand and Koön. I was lucky with the weather and there weren´t many people there since the season begins around…

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