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Eriksgata was when the Swedish King, before the 15th century journeyed the country to make sure that Swedes and Geats would accept him as king. The king did this after his crowning at the Stone of Mora. (14th century - 15th century - 16th century - other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was that century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. ... Geats (Gautar Old Norse or Götar in Swedish) is the Old English spelling of the name of a Scandinavian people living in Götaland, land of the Geats, currently within the borders of modern Sweden. ... Fragments of comemmorative stones from the monument Stone of Mora was the monument where the Swedish kings were elected during the Middle Ages, and probably even earlier. ...
Instead of Eriksgata we also meet with Riksgata, and this points decidedly to Rîgr, the earthly name of the god Heimdallr, who in the Edda walks the green raods (grœnar brautir) of earth, to beget the three races of men.
In the green earthly roads are mirrored the white and shining paths of heaven.
From the Irminsûl four roads branched out across the country, Eriksgata extended in four directions, four such highways are likewise known to English tradition, though it gives the name of Ermingestret to only one, and bestows other mythic titles on the rest.
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