Scandia is a history journal dedicated to central themes within historical research in the Nordic countries. The emphasis is on Nordic and European history, on theory and method, and on historiography. The journal is issued twice a year. Scandia is classified as a level 1 journal according to the Norwegian Register.
In this blogpost, Elizabeth Dachowski and M. Wendy Hennequin reveal how their discovery of Countess Judith of Huntington led to an exploration of how lived religion provides new perspectives on the path of Judith's husband, Earl Waltheof, towards sainthood.
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Cover image: A painting of two women offering cheese and bread as part of the churching ceremony after childbirth. Painting from 1699 on a "women's altar" from Angered's old church. Göteborgs stadsmuseum.
