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LEADING EVENTS IN SWEDISH HISTORY
A.D.
Beginning of the Viking Expeditions Circa 800
St. Ansgar’s first visit to Sweden, at Birka Circa 830
St. Ansgar’s second visit to Sweden Circa 853
Founding of Novgorod, Russia, by Rurik Circa 862
Battle on the Fyris Plain. Victory of Eric the Victorious.
Circa 990
Battle of Svolder Circa 1000
Baptism of Olov Lapking at Husaby Springs Circa 1008
Extinction of the early royal line Circa 1060
Period of the Stenkil Family Circa 1060-1125
Period of the Sverker and ’Eric Families Circa 1130-1250
Church Council in Linkoping 1157
St. Eric’s Crusade to Finland 1157
The Death of St. Eric 1160
Archiepiscopal See established at Uppsala 1164
Founding of Stockholm 1187
Church Council in Skeninge (Celibacy of the Clergy) 1248
Birger Jarl’s Second Crusade to Finland 1250
Period of the Folkung Family 1250-1371
Establishment of the Swedish Cavalry (Taxfree Nobility) 1280
Third Crusade to Finland (Torgils Knutsson’s) 1293
Death of Torgils Knutsson. The Hatuna Game 1306
The Nykoping Banquet ’(Gastabud) 1317
Election of Magnus Ericsson at Mora 1319
First Union of Norway and Sweden 1319
Abolition of Slavery 1335
Sweden’s first National Law (Rural) 1350
Visitation of the Black Death 1350
Papal Sanction of St. Birgitta’s Cloister Order 1370
(Forced from Albert of Mecklenburg.)
First royal declaration of rights 1371
Battle of Falkoping. Victory of Margaret 1389
Coronation of Eric of Pomerania, a united act of the three
kingdoms 1397
War of Liberation under Engelbrektsson 1434
First general regularly constituted Riksdag met at Ar-
boga, Jan. 3, 1435
Karl Knutsson (Charles VIII) chosen king 1448
Norway united with Denmark 1450-1814
Flight of Karl Knutsson. Christian I chosen king 1457
Civil War. Karl for a second and third time king 1463-1470
On the death of Karl Sten Sture the Elder elected Regent
at Arboga Riksdag 1470
Battle of Brunkeberg, victory of Sten Sture the Elder
over Christian 1 1471
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