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The history of Sweden can be traced back to the melting of the Northern Polar Ice Caps. From as early as 12000 BC, humans have inhabited this area. Throughout the Stone Age, between 8000 BC and 6000 BC, early inhabitants used stone-crafting methods to make tools and weapons for hunting, gathering and fishing as means of survival. [1]
Scandinavia was formally Christianized by 1100 AD. The period 1050 to 1350—when the Black Death struck Europe —is considered the Older Middle Ages. The Kalmar Union between the Scandinavian countries was established in 1397 and lasted until King Gustav Vasa ended it upon seizing power. The period 1350 to 1523 – when king Gustav Vasa, who ...
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Apr 16, 2024 · Sweden. history of Sweden, a survey of the important events and people in the history of Sweden from the time of its settlement. Sweden occupies the greater part of the Scandinavian Peninsula in northern Europe. It has a 1,000-year-long continuous history as a sovereign state, but its territorial expanse changed often until 1809.
Feudalism as it was known in other parts of Europe was never fully applied in Sweden, Norway or Finland. Elsewhere it was a relic of the Roman Empire but these lands were never conquered by Rome and were too far from the Empire's borders to have been greatly influenced in how they structured their society.
First of all, no parts of Scandinavia ever had feudalism in the sense that a King gave noblemen land in exchange for military service. Kingship in that sense did not exist during the viking age. Kings were elected (or forced people to elect them) and there were no state or crown (in the sense of royal assets) to back them up.
Nov 2, 2020 · Medieval Scandinavia: The Swedish Kingdom. By Beñat Elortza Larrea. For the sixth article in the series, Beñat Elortza Larrea discusses the transformation of Svealand and Götaland into the Swedish kingdom. Two traits make Swedish medieval history considerably different from the developments of its neighbours during the same period.
Jan 19, 2024 · This is your quick guide to the history of Sweden. We'll start this journey through the history of Sweden in the period of 8,000 BC to 6,000 BC. This is when Sweden as a whole became populated by people who lived by hunting, gathering and fishing, and who used simple stone tools. Dwelling places and graves dating from the Stone Age, lasting ...
