Svealand Travel Guide — Things to Do, Food & Hotels
central land of Sweden
About Svealand
The natives ofSvealandnamed themselvessvear, called Suiones by Roman historians. While lake Mälaren used to be part of the Baltic Sea, it was the base ofOld Norse culture, and some of the inhabitants travelled far overseas: the Vikings. In the 11th century, Svealand was Christianized, and united with Götaland, to form Sweden, withSigtuna,Uppsalaand laterStockholmas a centre of power. While Svealand can be regarded as a "Sweden proper", it has hardly any role as a cultural identifier today. If Swedish people are ever patriotic, it is usually for their province or city. In the 16th century, the soon-to-be kingGustav Vasatook refuge in the provinceDalarnato avoid the Danes, who had massacred 80 Swedish noblemen on the Great Square in Stockholm. Here he got support from the peasants, and forme
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