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| ARTICLES RELATED TO House of Yngling | | | | |  House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - The Kalmar Union and the union with DenmarkNorway was relegated to a virtual provincial status from 1396 until 1814; this period was called "the 400-year-night" by Henrik Ibsen during the national romantic period as Norwegian national awareness was rediscovered in the 19th century. It can be broken into two main periods:
The union of all Scandinavia referred to as the Kalmar Union, and
The Danish Period or Union with Denmark.
History of Norwa ...
See also:History of Norway, History of Norway - Etymology, History of Norway - Earliest times 10 000 BC -, History of Norway - The Viking kings, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union and the union with Denmark, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union 1396–1536, History of Norway - The Union with Denmark 1536–1814, History of Norway - Union with Sweden, History of Norway - Independent Monarchy, History of Norway - Norway in World War I, History of Norway - Norway in World War II, History of Norway - Post-war Foreign and military policy, History of Norway - Post-war Economic development, History of Norway - Post-war Social policy Read more here: » History of Norway: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - The Kalmar Union and the union with Denmark |
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - Fornsigtuna - Archaeology There are two large ruins that formerly were two large three-aisled halls, a series of terrasses just above the shore-line of the Germanic Iron Age, traces of a harbour, a large mound and a number of smaller grave fields. Excavations have dated the remains to the Vendel Age, part of the Germanic Iron Age, and the Viking age, i.e. from the 6th century until the 11th century.
Source: Nationalencyklopedin
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - The Viking kings See also: Viking Age
By the time of the first historical records of Scandinavia, about the 700s AD, some 29 petty kingdoms existed in Norway; in most the ruler's title was Konge (still the Norwegian for King), as in Adger, Alveim, Hedemarken, Hordaland, Nordmør og Romsdal, Rogaland, Romerike, Sogn, Solør, Søndmør, Trøndelagen, Vestfold (which at various times included several of the aforementioned) and Viken; however in Haalogaland the title was jarl (compare earl), till it was changed to Ladejarl (apparently ...
See also:History of Norway, History of Norway - Etymology, History of Norway - Earliest times 10 000 BC -, History of Norway - The Viking kings, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union and the union with Denmark, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union 1396–1536, History of Norway - The Union with Denmark 1536–1814, History of Norway - Union with Sweden, History of Norway - Independent Monarchy, History of Norway - Norway in World War I, History of Norway - Norway in World War II, History of Norway - Post-war Foreign and military policy, History of Norway - Post-war Economic development, History of Norway - Post-war Social policy Read more here: » History of Norway: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - The Viking kings |
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - Eadgils - Archaeology According to Snorri he was buried in one of the royal mounds of Gamla Uppsala, and he is believed to be buried in Adils' Mound (also known as the Western mound or Thor's mound) one of the largest mounds at Uppsala. An excavation in this mound showed that a man was buried there c. 575 on a bear skin with two dogs and rich grave offerings. There were luxurious weapons and other objects, both domestic and imported, show that the buried man was very powerful. These remains include a Frankish sword adorned with gold and garne ...
See also:Eadgils, Eadgils - Name, Eadgils - Beowulf, Eadgils - In the Hrólf Kraki traditions and Heimskringla, Eadgils - Archaeology, Eadgils - Gesta Danorum, Eadgils - Primary sources, Eadgils - Secondary sources Read more here: » Eadgils: Encyclopedia II - Eadgils - Archaeology |
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology People have been buried in Gamla Uppsala for 2000 years, since the area rose above water. originally there were between 2000 and 3000 mounds in the area but most have become farmland, gardens and quarries. Today only 250 barrows remain.
In the parish there are more than 1 000 preserved archaeological remains, but many more have been removed by agriculture. There are cairns of splintered stone that reveal that the area was settled during the Nordic Bronze Age, but most of the grave fie ...
See also:Gamla Uppsala, Gamla Uppsala - Geographical description, Gamla Uppsala - History, Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology, Gamla Uppsala - The Royal Mounds, Gamla Uppsala - An old controversy and its solution, Gamla Uppsala - Etymology, Gamla Uppsala - The Church, Gamla Uppsala - Source Read more here: » Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia II - Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology |
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - Temple at Uppsala - Gesta Danorum Like Snorri, Saxo wrote it was a place for human sacrifice founded by the god Frey:
Also Frey, the regent of the gods, took his abode not far from Upsala, where he exchanged for a ghastly and infamous sin-offering the old custom of prayer by sacrifice, which had been used by so many ages and generations. For he paid to the gods abominable offerings, by beginning to slaughter human victims.[7]
He also writes that there were assemblies of people entertaining themselves:
And when he (Starkad) ha ...
See also:Temple at Uppsala, Temple at Uppsala - Heimskringla, Temple at Uppsala - Gesta Danorum, Temple at Uppsala - Adam of Bremen, Temple at Uppsala - Destruction Read more here: » Temple at Uppsala: Encyclopedia II - Temple at Uppsala - Gesta Danorum |
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| | | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - Earliest times 10 000 BC - Recent archeological finds (2005) have it that hunters from the south - most likely the Hamburg culture - in summer time could travel far north along the Norwegian coast line as early as the start of Holocene, 12 000 years ago, when the icecap was still on the highland. Temporary settlements and traces of tipis have been found as far north as the Alta region. Bremsnes-hulen, a cave near Kristiansund and Fosna north of Trondheim are the earliest sites. The clue to travel the coast ...
See also:History of Norway, History of Norway - Etymology, History of Norway - Earliest times 10 000 BC -, History of Norway - The Viking kings, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union and the union with Denmark, History of Norway - The Kalmar Union 1396–1536, History of Norway - The Union with Denmark 1536–1814, History of Norway - Union with Sweden, History of Norway - Independent Monarchy, History of Norway - Norway in World War I, History of Norway - Norway in World War II, History of Norway - Post-war Foreign and military policy, History of Norway - Post-war Economic development, History of Norway - Post-war Social policy Read more here: » History of Norway: Encyclopedia II - History of Norway - Earliest times 10 000 BC - |
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| | | | | House of Yngling: Encyclopedia II - Gamla Uppsala - History Early written sources relate that in prehistoric times Gamla Uppsala was famous all over Northern Europe and the seat of the Swedish kings of the legendary House of Ynglings. During the Middle Ages, it was the largest village of Uppland and its eastern part formed the core of the network of royal estates, the Uppsala öd.
Adam of Bremen relates of the Uppsala of the 1070s and describes it as a pagan cult centre with the enormous Temple at Uppsala with wooden statues of Odin, Thor and Freyr. Gamla Uppsala also had a large Ting, the Ting of all Swedes and a large fair, the Disting ...
See also:Gamla Uppsala, Gamla Uppsala - Geographical description, Gamla Uppsala - History, Gamla Uppsala - Archaeology, Gamla Uppsala - The Royal Mounds, Gamla Uppsala - An old controversy and its solution, Gamla Uppsala - Etymology, Gamla Uppsala - The Church, Gamla Uppsala - Source Read more here: » Gamla Uppsala: Encyclopedia II - Gamla Uppsala - History |
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