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Värend was in the
Middle Ages the most
populous of the
constituent "small lands" of the
province Småland, in Sweden.
Early on, Växjö
became its center...
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Swedish legend (Blendasägnen) from Småland.
Blenda led the
rural women of
Värend in an
attack on a
pillaging Danish army and
annihilated the invaders. According...
- to
Värend in
southern Småland
where the
twelve local tribes endorsed Christianity at a Thing.
Sigfrid left his
nephews to tend
matters in
Värend and...
- Voort****zen,
Bloemencorso Voort****zen Winkel,
Bloemencorso Winkel Westland,
Varend Corso Westland Winterswijk,
Bloemencorso Winterswijk Zundert, Bloemencorso...
- Östergötland), Tveta, Vista, Vedbo, Tjust, Sevede, Aspeland, Handbörd, Möre,
Värend, Finnveden, and Njudung. Each "small land" had its own law in the Viking...
- of his life.
According to
Swedish and
Icelandic tradition, he
retired to
Värend.
Sigfrid later died in Växjö on an
unknown date
within the life-time of...
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special pre-Christian
significance of the site. The
pagan cultic center of
Värend may have been
located at Hov, a
nearby village. An
episcopal see
since the...
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Blenda is the
heroine of a
legend from Småland, who
leads the
women of
Värend in an
attack on a
pillaging Danish army and
annihilates it.
Freyja is a...
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later heard several old
folks talk of the same
thing in the same way. In
Värend, Sweden,
Freyja could also
arrive at
Christmas night and she used to shake...
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countries to the
south – Finnveden, Kind, Möre, Njudung, Tjust, Tveta,
Värend, and Ydre[citation needed] – were
merged into the
province of Småland (literally:...
