This article consists of 10 interesting facts or things you should know about Sweden, a beautiful Scandinavian and Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. 10. Sweden is the most populous Scandinavian state, with a population that surpassed 10.5 million people (as of 2025). Sweden is thus the 10th most populous country of the European Union…
In the time of the Viking Age Sweden was fragmented into many petty kingdoms (also known as earldoms) ruled each by a local chieftain, although, according to semi-legendary history, there might have been renowned monarchs who ruled parts of the realms of what is now Sweden (along with Denmark and Norway) such as Ragnar Lothbrok…
This article will briefly discuss the two most largest Norse settlements dating to the Viking period in Northern Europe. The first one, judging by its size and its population, was most likely Hedeby, although recent research suggests that Uppåkra might have very well surpassed the latter in both regards. Hedeby/Haithabu Hedeby was an important Viking…
Elfdalian (autonym: Övdalsk) is an archaic North Germanic language spoken by circa 2,000 native speakers in the locality of Älvdalen, the seat of the namesake municipality located in Dalarna county, Sweden. As it is the case of the rest of the North Germanic languages (more specifically Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Icelandic, or Faroese), Elfdalian is descended from…
Below you can read a brief article on the history of the Swedish Vikings and the Varangian Guard. Background: Who Were The Swedish Vikings? During the Viking Age (which lasted for about four hundred years, namely between the 8th century and the late 11th century), Scandinavia was fragmented into various petty kingdoms which were each…
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