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Alvastra (Swedish pronunciation: [
ˈâlːˌvasːtra] ) is a
small village in Ödeshög Muni****lity in
eastern Sweden. It is
known for
being the seat of the Cistercian...
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Alvastra Abbey (
Alvastra klosterruin) was a
Cistercian monastery located at
Alvastra in Östergötland, Sweden.
Alvastra monastery was
founded in 1143 by...
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Alvastra pile-dwelling (Swedish:
Alvastra pålbyggnad or Alvastraboplatsen) is a pile
dwelling (also
called a
stilt house) from ca 3000 BC in
Alvastra...
- Compostela. In 1344,
shortly after their return, Ulf died at the
Cistercian Alvastra Abbey in Östergötland.
After this loss,
Bridget became a
member of the...
- his
power was the
central plain of Östergötland with the
church of Kaga,
Alvastra Abbey and
Vreta Abbey as
religious supporting sites.
Sverker took care...
- of
Sweden were created. It
mainly represents the
medieval monastery of
Alvastra: An
abbacy staff, a
rising moon (historically
representing the
Virgin Mary)...
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culture in
Denmark show
evidence of scalping. A man
found in a
grave in the
Alvastra pile-dwelling in
Sweden had been
scalped approximately 5,000
years ago...
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Ruins of
Alvastra Abbey in Ödeshög.
Various ruined medieval Catholic monasteries such as this one
stand as
testimonies of the
appropriation of Catholic...
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might act as a
translator as well as transcriber. For example,
Petrus of
Alvastra (aka
Peter Olafsson)
wrote down the
visions of
Bridget of
Sweden as she...
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UNESCO World Heritage Sites. A
single Scandinavian pile dwelling, the
Alvastra stilt houses, has been
excavated in Sweden.[citation needed] Herodotus...
