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Svitjod is a
Norse name for
Sweden (
Sviþjóð in Old Norse). The name
originated from "Svear,"
which referred to the
dominant inhabitants of the region...
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referred to Svealand.
Other forms are Sweoðeod (Old Norse/Icelandic
Svíþjóð), and Sweorice. As the
domains of the
Swedish kings grew, the name Svealand...
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tracks are
written by In the Woods... (X. Botteri,
Oddvar a:m, Ovl.
Svithjod, C.M. Botteri, Kobro).
AllMusic called it "an
album that even now, eight...
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visited the
country in 1219,
explained in the
Heimskringla (1225): In
Svithjod it was the old custom, as long as
heathenism prevailed, that the chief...
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described as the
border between Sweden and
Ostrogothia (...Kolmerkr, er
skilr Svíþjóð ok Eystra-Gautland...), and in
Hervarar saga, King
Ingold I
rides to Sweden...
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visited the
country in 1219,
explained in the
Heimskringla (1225): In
Svithjod it was the old custom, as long as
heathenism prevailed, that the chief...
- from Östergötland and
where Bråviken is located: ..Kolmerkr, er
skilr Svíþjóð ok Eystra-Gautland ... sem
heitir Brávík. In the
legend of Blenda, the...
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visited the
country in 1219,
explained in the
Heimskringla (1225): In
Svithjod it was the old custom, as long as
heathenism prevailed, that the chief...
- was the
wealthy widow of Eric the
Victorious and
owned several farms in
Svithjod.
Sigrid found him too
eager with his entreaties. She had him
burnt to death...
- The
statement of the
Hervarar saga that
Stenkil was
originally Jarl in
Svíþjóð (in the
first hand, the
provinces around Lake Mälaren)
nevertheless calls...
