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The Svealand theory is the commonly held opinion amongst most scholars that Gamla Uppsala in Uplandia, Sweden, was the location of the ancient pagan temple of Ása-faith worshippers, i.e. the place which in earliest forms was written Uppsala. The theory also includes that Uppland and the region of lake Mälaren was the origin of Svealand, and its tribe the Svear. Gamla Uppsala is an area rich in archaeological remains seen from the grave field whose larger mounds (left part) are close to the royal mounds. ... Uplandia, or Uppland, is a historical Province or Landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ... The Aesir (Old Norse Æsir, singular Áss, feminine Ásynja, feminine plural Ásynjur) are the principal pantheon of gods in Norse mythology. ... Uppsala (older spelling Upsala) 59°51′ N 17°38′ E is a Swedish City in central Sweden, located about 70 km north of Stockholm. ... Uplandia, or Uppland, is a historical Province or Landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden. ... Mälaren at dusk Mälaren is the third largest lake in Sweden, after lakes Vänern and Vättern. ... Svealand is a historical region of Sweden. ... Suiones, Swedes, Svíar or Svear, were an ancient Germanic tribe in Scandinavia. ...


See also: Svealand, Götaland theory, History of Sweden Svealand is a historical region of Sweden. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... The history of Sweden dates back to 9000 BC. // Pre-historic age: 9,000–500 BC Main article Pre-history of Sweden Sweden, as well as the adjacent country Norway, has a high concentration of petroglyphs (ristningar or hällristningar in Swedish) throughout the country, with the highest concentration in...


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Svealand - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (390 words)
Svealand or Sweden Proper[1] is a historical region of Sweden.
Svealand consists of the capital region Mälardalen in the east, Roslagen to the north-east, the Mining District Bergslagen in the center, and Dalarna in the west.
Svealand was the original Sweden, to which it gave its name.
Svealand (170 words)
Svealand is a historical land, and a separate kingdom, from the time before the unification of Sweden.
Geographically it is located in middle Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south of Götaland.
The crusade started by the kings of Svealand in the east during the 12th century eventually lead to the conquest of the provinces of Österland, an older name for Finland.
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