References to the veneration of Colum Cille in medieval Iceland and Norway use both versions his name adapted Old Norse conventions: Kolumba Kollumkilli. Medieval primstaven refer saint distinctly as Kolbjørn med laksen ‘Kolbjørn with salmon’. In Icelandic texts Landnámabók Kjalnesinga saga, a presumed version St Patrick presents Orlyg, settler wishing migrate Iceland, several gifts intended al...

Tree rings dominate millennium-long temperature reconstructions and many records originate from Scandinavia, an area for which the relative roles of external forcing and internal variation on climatic changes are, however, not yet fully understood. Here we compile 1,179 series of maximum latewood density measurements from 25 conifer sites in northern Scandinavia, establish a suite of 36 subset ...

Habitat fragmentation has been suggested to be responsible for major genetic differentiations in a range of marine organisms. In this study, we combined genetic data and environmental information to unravel the relative role of geography and habitat heterogeneity on patterns of genetic population structure of corkwing wrasse (Symphodus melops), a rocky shore species at the northern limit of its...

This paper reflects on some significant trends and achievements in Information Systems (IS) theorizing in Australia. Important themes identified as typifying Australian eclecticism are (i) the influence of socio-technical thinking; (ii) design and action approaches; (iii) critical theory research; (iv) emphasis on theory and theoretical foundations; and (v) some unusual approaches to theory. Th...

The aim of this research is to study the development Scandinavian art outside Scandinavia. main attention focused on process influence Borre style elementon applied in North-West Russia 10th–12th centuries. sources artistical should be not Scandinavia, but territory distribution art, particular, Pomerania and British Isles. stylistic analysis revelates use identical elements decor, where place ...

This debate outlines some of the institutional aspects of perceived research quality and the potential implications on academic behaviour across Scandinavia and the United Kingdom. In particular the paper discusses the differences in formal measurements of research output quality in the two regions considered. The paper draws upon my personal experiences living and working in Scandinavia and th...