Category Archives: Historia
Articles on Swedish and Nordic history, from ancient times up to and including the 20th century.
Staffan Stupa – Apostel över hälsingarnas land
Stenfinn, Stephanus, kärt barn har många namn. I modern förklaring känner vi han som Staffan [...]
Jan
7 exciting burial mounds around Sweden
The burial mounds and their surrounding environments have much to tell us about their time. Often they were [...]
Sep
Did Scandinavians live in Iceland earlier than previously thought?
Archaeologists excavating a Viking Age longhouse in Iceland have discovered an older building [...]
Feb
20 American towns named by and after Swedes
During the Swedish emigration to America, nearly 1.5 million Swedes left their homeland with the hope [...]
Jun
A beautiful way to celebrate the history of your home village
An idea worth spreading to parish guilds, home associations and engaged neighbours everywhere.
May
All culture comes from Sweden
Did the headline catch your attention? That's the interesting conclusion of the historical journal Bronze and [...]
Apr
5 pandemics that claimed the lives of our ancestors
Many are the plagues, disasters and wars that have swept over Sweden and tested past [...]
Mar
When Leif Eriksson discovered America
Today, October 9, is Leif Eriksson Day, a day of remarkable celebration that is [...]
Oct
Vilhelm Moberg on our history as a source of strength
They say the winner makes history. But it's also true that history can make the winner. [...]
Oct
New findings: Stone Age Europeans also fed their babies with "feeding bottles"
A research team at the University of Bristol has found the first evidence that ancient babies [...]
Sep