Svealand, or Swealand, is the historical core region of Sweden. It is located in south central Sweden and is one of three historical lands of Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by Götaland. Deep forests, Tiveden, Tylöskog, and Kolmården, separated Svealand from Götaland. Historically, its inhabitants were called Svear, from which is derived the English 'Swedes'.
Mother Svea or Mother Swea is the female personification of Sweden and a patriotic emblem of the Swedish nation.
Nationalencyklopedin, abbreviated NE, is a comprehensive contemporary Swedish-language encyclopedia with several hundred thousand articles. It is available both online and via a printed version.
Nils Allesson was Archbishop of Uppsala 1292–1305.
Stefan was created the first Archbishop of Uppsala in Sweden in the year 1164, a post he held until his death.
Johannes was the second Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, with a short-lived reign between 1185 and 1187.
Jarler was a Swedish Dominican friar and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1236 to 1255.
Lars was the name of the Archbishop of Sweden 1255–1267.
Petrus was the third archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, between 1187 and 1197.
Folke Johansson Ängel was Archbishop of Uppsala.
Olof von Dalin was a Swedish nobleman, poet, historian and courtier. He was an influential literary figure of the Swedish Enlightenment.
"Ack Värmeland, du sköna" or "Värmlandsvisan" is a Swedish popular song, best known in the English-speaking world as "Dear Old Stockholm".
Blenda is the heroine of a Swedish legend from Småland. Blenda led the rural women of Värend in an attack on a pillaging Danish army and annihilated the invaders.
The Muppet CD-ROM: Muppets Inside is a PC computer game based on The Muppets franchise produced by Starwave in 1996. The title is a play on Intel's advertising slogan, "Intel Inside." The game's plot consists of several Muppets characters getting trapped inside a computer, and Bunsen sending Kermit and Fozzie Bear into the computer to rescue them.
Axel Wachtmeister was a Swedish count and field marshal.
Johan was a Swedish priest and Dominican friar. He served as the Bishop of Turku from 1286 to 1290 and Archbishop of Uppsala from 1290 to 1291.
Europa Universalis: Crown of the North is a real-time grand strategy video game developed by Paradox Interactive and published by Levande Böcker. It is the sequel to Svea Rike and Svea Rike II, and had its own sequel, Two Thrones. The Svea Rike series is the predecessor to Europa Universalis.
Nintendo 64 Game Pak is the brand name of the ROM cartridges that store game data for the Nintendo 64. As with Nintendo's previous consoles, the Game Pak's design strategy was intended to achieve maximal read speed and lower console manufacturing costs through not integrating a mechanical drive, with a drawback of lower per dollar storage capacity compared to a disk. From the console's first year from late 1996 through 1997, Game Pak sizes were 4 to 12 megabytes with a typical third party retail price of US$75.99, then available in 32 megabytes in 1998, and finally 64 megabytes from 1999 onwards.
Svea Rike II is a 1998 turn-based strategy video game. It is the sequel to Svea Rike and was followed up by Europa Universalis: Crown of the North.
Dan Glimne, whose full name is Dan Ejde Gustaf Glimne, is a Swedish games expert, game designer and "famous poker player" who is "very interested in traditional games".
