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the west in the Middle Ages . However, Lödöse had problems further down the river – at the Bohus Fortress (present day Kungälv ) the Norwegians and the Danes could control the ships to and fro Lödöse and in 1473 the town was moved into a new location called Nya Lödöse (New Lödse

The pre-history of Stockholm is the continuous development and series of events that made the mouth of Lake Mälaren strategically important; a location which by the mid 13th century had become the centre of the newly consolidated Swedish kingdom. The origin of Stockholm pre-dates its written

images of the moves which are now printed in many editions of the book. [ edit ] References Bohuš Balajka: Přehledné dějiny literatury II . Prague: Fortuna, 2005. ISBN 80-7168-781-2 Reference – short biography [ dead link ] Taylor, John: "Prague as a Poem: Vitezslav Nezval and

This combination is the longest river in the Nordic countries, 750 km [ citation needed ] . The Bohus Fortress is located by the river at Kungälv . Here the river splits into two, with the northern part being the Nordre älv and the southern part keeping the name Göta älv. At Trollhätta

The Adelsö landscape consists of pine -clad rocky hills and moraine ridges dotted with fields and deciduous trees, mainly oak . The highest spot on Adelsö is Kunsta Mountain, which is 53.2 m above sea level. The top of Kunsta has an outlook tower offering a great view of the middle of Lake

trading town on Helgö began to emerge around the year 200 and are 500 year older than Birka at Björkö . The first archaeological dig in 1954 found not only remains of the early settlement, but also a workshop area that became of international interest. Among the finds were a small Buddha

The name originally belonged to the fjord (now called the Sandefjordsfjord ). The first element is the genitive case of the name of the parish and former municipality of Sandar . [ 2 ] [ edit ] Coat-of-arms The coat-of-arms is from modern times. They were granted on 9 May 1914. The Viking

Magnus VII of Norway King of Sweden, Norway and Scania King of Sweden Reign 8 July 1319 – February 1364 (44 years) Coronation 21 July 1336 [ 1 ] (aged 20) Stockholm Predecessor Birger, King of Sweden Successor Albert, King of Sweden King of Norway Reign

should be made King of Norway. Hardly a year later, members of the cities and towns gathered at Bohus Castle . There Haakon was hailed as king and perpetual fealty and assistance was sworen to him. The meeting at Bohus Castle created new bonds to the old line of Kings of Norway. The letter

area of approximately 25 hectars, almost 4 times larger than the similar site on the island of Björkö near Stockholm . Köping was in operation from the 7th to the 13th century. It was also an important center of early Christianity in Sweden. Remains of an unfinished, massive 12th century