Uppland

Uppland (listen ▶ (help·info)) is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. It borders Södermanland, Västmanland and Gästrikland. It is also bounded by lake Mälaren and the Baltic sea. The name literally means Upland, a name which is commonly encountered in English literature (especially older). Its Latinzed form, which may also occasiona ...

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• Uppland - Counties
• Uppland - Population
• Uppland - History
• Uppland - Heraldry
• Uppland - Dukes
• Uppland - Geography
• Uppland - Cities
• Uppland - Districts
• Uppland - Facts
• Uppland - Culture

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Uppland was historically divided into chartered cities and districts. Within Roslagen they were called ship districts, and in the rest of the province hundreds. Uppland - Cities. Enköping (approximately 1300) Lidingö (1926) Norrtälje (1622) Sigtuna (approximately 990) Solna (1943) Stockholm (1252) Sundbyberg (1927) Uppsala (1286) Vaxholm (1652) Öregrund (1491) � ...

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Uppland, Uppland - Counties, Uppland - Population, Uppland - History, Uppland - Heraldry, Uppland - Dukes, Uppland - Geography, Uppland - Cities, Uppland - Districts, Uppland - Facts, Uppland - Culture

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The Corded Ware culture, Battle Axe culture or Single Grave culture is an enormous European archaeological horizon that begins in the late Neolithic (stone age), flourishes through the copper age and finally culminates in the early bronze age, developing in various areas from ca. 3200 BC/2900 BC to ca. 2300 BC/1800 BC. With the Yamna culture, it represents the introduction of metal into Northern Europe, and the earliest expansion of the Indo-European family of languages. Corded Ware culture - Extent. Including:

• Corded Ware culture - Extent
• Corded Ware culture - Nomenclature
• Corded Ware culture - Origins and Development
• Corded Ware culture - Economy
• Corded Ware culture - Graves
• Corded Ware culture - Language
• Corded Ware culture - Subgroups
• Corded Ware culture - Corded Ware culture
• Corded Ware culture - Swedish-Norwegian Battle Axe culture
• Corded Ware culture - Finnish Battle Axe culture
• Corded Ware culture - Middle Dnieper and Fatyanovo-Balanovo cultures
• Corded Ware culture - Sources

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The Vaksala Runestone (U 961) is located in Vaksala parish near Uppsala, Sweden. It is one of the ca. 40 runestones made by the successful rune carver Öpir, in Uppland, in the 11th century. The message reads that Ingulfast has made the rune stone on the behest of the widow and the daughter of the deceased. This runestone was moved from the wall of the church yard to its present location. The text reads: h(u)(l)-a + lit + raisa stain + þina at kitilbiarn faþur si ...

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Beowulf (c. 700-1000 AD), is a traditional heroic epic poem. 3,182 lines — longer than any other Old English poem — it represents about 10% of the extant corpus of Old English poetry. The poem is untitled in the manuscript, but has been known as Beowulf since the early 19th century. Beowulf - Background and origins. Beowulf is one of the oldest surviving epic poems in what is identifiable as an early form of the English language (the oldest surviving text in Old English is Caedmon's ...

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• Beowulf - Background and origins
• Beowulf - Themes and story
• Beowulf - Old English glossaries and modern English translations
• Beowulf - Form
• Beowulf - Influence upon contemporary works and pop culture
• Beowulf - Literature
• Beowulf - Films
• Beowulf - Additional film television & music
• Beowulf - Games
• Beowulf - Comics

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Hrólf Kraki Tradition Onela, Proto-Norse *Anula, was according to Beowulf a Swedish king during the first half the 6th century. He was the son of Ongentheow and the brother of Ohthere. He usurped the Swedish throne but was killed by his nephew Eadgils, who won by hiring foreign assistance. In Scandinavian mythology exists a king by the same name, Áli (the Old Norse form of Onela, also rendered as Ole, Åle or Ale), who had the cognomen hinn Upplenzki ("from ...

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• Onela - Beowulf
• Onela - Norse sagas
• Onela - Primary sources
• Onela - Secondary sources

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Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. It is the oldest university in Scandinavia, founded in 1477. After a turbulent period following the reformation, the university rose to some significance with the rise of Sweden as a Great Power and a leading Lutheran state from the end of the 16th century and was given a relative financial stability with the large dona ...

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• Uppsala University - History
• Uppsala University - Before the reformation
• Uppsala University - The crisis of the 16th century
• Uppsala University - The expansion of the 17th century
• Uppsala University - The age of mercantilism and enlightenment
• Uppsala University - Organization
• Uppsala University - Locations and campus areas
• Uppsala University - University Park and Cathedral area
• Uppsala University - West of Central Uppsala
• Uppsala University - Other locations in wider Central Uppsala
• Uppsala University - South of central Uppsala
• Uppsala University - North of Central Uppsala
• Uppsala University - University Library
• Uppsala University - University Hospital
• Uppsala University - Life at the University
• Uppsala University - Nations and student union
• Uppsala University - Art music and sports
• Uppsala University - People

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Gustav Allan Pettersson (September 19, 1911 – June 20, 1980) was a Swedish composer born in Uppland. He composed 17 symphonies, of which the first and last may not be in performing condition, as well as some other orchestral works (concerti mainly) and some chamber and vocal works, including his Vox Humana and the Barefoot Songs. He contracted arthritis in his fifties around the time of his fifth symphony. His greatest success came a few years later with his seventh symphony (which h ...

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Walpurgis Night (Valborgsmässoafton in Swedish, Vappu in Finnish, Volbriöö in Estonian, Valpurģu nakts or Valpurģi in Latvian, Walpurgisnacht in German) is a holiday celebrated on April 30 or May 1, in Finland, Sweden, Estonia, Latvia and Germany. Walpurgis Night - Origins. The festival is named after Saint Walburga (known in Scandinavia as "Valborg"; alternative forms are "Walpurgis", "Wealdburg", or "Valderburger"), born in Wessex in 710 a niece of Saint Boni ...

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• Walpurgis Night - Origins
• Walpurgis Night - Germany
• Walpurgis Night - Sweden and Finland
• Walpurgis Night - References in modern culture

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Saint Birgitta, also known as St. Bridget of Sweden (1303 – July 23, 1373), was a saint, mystic, pilgrim, and founder of the Bridgettine Order. The most celebrated saint of Sweden and the northern kingdoms, was the daughter of Birger Persson, governor and lawspeaker of Uppland, and one of the richest landowners of the country. In 1316 she was married to Ulf Gudmarson, lord of Närke, to whom she bore eight children, one of whom was afterwards honoured as St. Catherine of Sweden. Birgitta’s saintly and charitab ...

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The Vendel era (550-793) is the name given to a Swedish part of the Germanic Iron Age (or, more generally, the Age of Migrations). The migrations and the upheaval in Central Europe had lessened somewhat, and two power regions had appeared in Europe - the Central-occupying Franks, and the Slavic princedoms in Eastern Europe and the Balkans. A third power, the Catholic Church had begun to expand its influence. In Scandinavia, the Germanic clan society was still very much alive. In Sweden, Old Uppsala was the centre of both religious and political life. It had both a well-known sacred grove, a royal ...

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• Vendel era - External source

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The earliest mention of the people of Hälsingland may be in the Old English poem Widsith, from the 9th - 10th century, where a people called the Hælsings are referred to. The first affirmative mention of the people is made by Adam of Bremen around 1070, in reference to the leidang shipping fleet. In this medieval age, the "Helsings" were the Swedish speaking inhabitants of the entire coastal region north of Uppland, a rather unprecise denomination. In the early provincial law of Uppland, Uppland bordered north t ...

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Hälsingland, Hälsingland - Administration, Hälsingland - History, Hälsingland - Heraldry, Hälsingland - Dukes of Hälsingland, Hälsingland - Geography, Hälsingland - Culture, Hälsingland - Tongue, Hälsingland - Notable natives, Hälsingland - Subdivisions

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During the centuries of popularity the story changed. This is the most comprehensive version from Gesta Danorum. Hagbard was the son of Haamund and Signy was the daughter of Sigar. Once, when Hagbard and his brothers were pillaging, they started to fight with Signy's brothers. The battle was even and they finally decided to have peace. Hagbard followed Signy's brothers and managed to be alone with Signy in secret. She promised him her love, in spite of being mo ...

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Hagbard and Signy, Hagbard and Signy - Storyline, Hagbard and Signy - Folk songs, Hagbard and Signy - Locations, Hagbard and Signy - Sources

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In 1950, Prince Gustaf Adolf became king at age 67 upon the death of his father, King Gustav V. During Gustaf's reign, work was underway on a new constitution — eventually taking effect in 1975 after Gustav's death — to replace the 1809 constitution and produce reforms consistent with the times. Among the reforms sought by some Swedes was the replacement of the monarchy or at least some moderation of the old constitution's prov ...

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Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden - Reign, Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden - Children

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Archbishop of Uppsala - 12th century. 1164-1185 Stefan 1185-1187 Johannes. Johannes was ordained by the Archbishop of Lund, Absalon by November 1185. In 1187, a ship from the pagan Estonia entered Mälaren, a lake close to Uppsala, on a plundering expedition. It sailed to Sigtuna, a prosperous city at that time, and plundered it. On its way back, barricades were set up the only exist point at Almarestäket to prevent the ship from escaping. Johannes was there also. As the ship struggled to pass through, Joh ...

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Archbishop of Uppsala, Archbishop of Uppsala - Notable archbishops, Archbishop of Uppsala - Archbishop before the Reformation, Archbishop of Uppsala - 12th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 13th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 14th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 15th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - Archbishops after the Reformation, Archbishop of Uppsala - 16th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 17th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 18th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 19th century, Archbishop of Uppsala - 20th century

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Gästrikland is often called the gate to Norrland, the northern Sweden part that is scarsely populated, largely unexplored until the 15th century, and with a terrain dominated by forests, mountains and lakes. The province uses the slogan "the wilderness starts here". The main parts of Gästrikland consists of plains, which in the south and east transcends into fertile agricultural areas. To the north the west the terrain becomes hilly and forest covered, unsuitable for agrarian tasks. In the north-western corner one also finds ...

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Gästrikland, Gästrikland - County, Gästrikland - Geography, Gästrikland - Sub-divisions, Gästrikland - History, Gästrikland - Heraldry, Gästrikland - Culture, Gästrikland - Dukes of Gästrikland

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In Scandinavia, hill forts are fortifications from the Iron Age which may have had several functions. They are usually located on the crests of hills and mountains making use of precipices and marshes which worked as natural defenses. The crests' more accessible parts were defended with walls of stone and outer walls in the slopes beneath are common. Round and closed, so called, ring forts are common even on flat ground. The walls often have remaining parts of stone, which were probably the support of pales. They often have wel ...

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Hill fort, Hill fort - Scandinavia, Hill fort - Britain and Ireland, Hill fort - France, Hill fort - New Zealand, Hill fort - Examples

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In 1950, Prince Gustaf Adolf became king at age 67 upon the death of his father, King Gustaf V. During Gustaf's reign, work was underway on a new constitution — eventually taking effect in 1975 after Gustaf's death — to replace the 1809 constitution and produce reforms consistent with the times. Among the reforms sought by some Swedes was the replacement of the monarchy or at least some moderation of the old constitution's prov ...

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Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden - Reign, Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden - Children

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The fiddle is perhaps the most characteristic instrument of the Swedish folk tradition. It had arrived by the 17th century, and became widespread until 19th century religious fundamentalism preached that most forms of music were sinful and ungodly. Despite the oppression, several fiddlers achieved a reputation for their virtuosity, including Jämtland's Lapp-Nils, Bingsjö's Pekkos Per and Malung's Lejsme-Per Larsson. None of these musicians were ever recorded; the first major fiddler to be recorded was Hjort Anders Olsson. Other early fiddlers of the 20t ...

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Music of Sweden, Music of Sweden - Folk songs, Music of Sweden - Folk instruments, Music of Sweden - Roots revival, Music of Sweden - Progressive and jazz-rock music, Music of Sweden - Opera, Music of Sweden - Hip hop, Music of Sweden - Punk rock, Music of Sweden - Heavy metal and its variants

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In the 9th century, Old Norse began to diverge into Old West Norse (Norway and Iceland) and Old East Norse (Sweden and Denmark). In the 12th century, the dialects of Denmark and Sweden began to diverge, becoming Old Danish and Old Swedish in the 13th century. All were heavily influenced by Middle Low German during the medieval period. Though stages of language development are never as sharply delimited as implied here, and should not be taken too literally, the system of subdivisions used in this article is the most commonly used by Swedish linguists and is used for the sake of practicality. See also:

Swedish language, Swedish language - Classification and related languages, Swedish language - History, Swedish language - Old Norse, Swedish language - Old Swedish, Swedish language - New Swedish, Swedish language - Modern Swedish, Swedish language - Former language minorities, Swedish language - Geographic distribution, Swedish language - Official status, Swedish language - Regulatory bodies, Swedish language - Dialects, Swedish language - Standard Swedish, Swedish language - Finland-Swedish, Swedish language - New dialects, Swedish language - Sounds, Swedish language - Vowels, Swedish language - Consonants, Swedish language - Prosody, Swedish language - Grammar, Swedish language - Vocabulary, Swedish language - Writing system, Swedish language - Notes

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