Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Birka and Hovgården' has mentioned 'Sweden' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| archaeological site on the island of Bjxc3xb6rkxc3xb6 in Sweden | WIKI |
| This article is about the Viking-age trading center in Sweden. | WIKI |
| Birka listenxc2xa0(helpxc2xb7info) (Birca in medieval sources), on the island of Bjxc3xb6rkxc3xb6 (literally: "Birch Island") in present-day Sweden, was an important Viking Age trading center which handled goods from Scandinavia and Finland as well as Central and Eastern Europe and the Orient. | WIKI |
| Generally regarded as Sweden's oldest town,[2] Birka (along with Hovgxc3xa5rden) has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1993. | WIKI |
| Location in Sweden | WIKI |
| [4] Birka was also important as the site of the first known Christian congregation in Sweden, founded in 831 by Saint Ansgar. | WIKI |
| Related to this was the Bjxc3xa4rkxc3xb6a law (bjxc3xa4rkxc3xb6arxc3xa4tt) which regulated the life on market places in Denmark, Norway and Sweden. | WIKI |
| The town was the center of Catholic missionary activities in the 9th century Sweden. | WIKI |
| Ansgar was already experienced in the missionary work in Denmark, and set forth to Sweden. | WIKI |
| Since Rimbert mentions them to have crossed the seas by ship "where it was possible" they clearly had the alternative of going around them as well, meaning that the seas were probably the numerous lakes in southern Sweden. | WIKI |
| Ansgar's missionary work resulted in first churches to be built in Sweden. | WIKI |
| Another church was also built in Sweden, however location is left open: | WIKI |
| This Gautbert, who at his consecration received the honoured name of the apostle Simeon, went to Sweden, and was honourably received by the king and the people; and he began, amidst general goodwill and approval, to build a church there (Chapter XIV) | WIKI |
| Birka is the main Geatish town (oppidum Gothorum), situated in the middle of Sweden (Suevoniae), not far (non longe) from the temple called Uppsala (Ubsola) which the Swedes (Sueones) held in the highest esteem when it comes to the worship of the gods; here forms an inlet of the Baltic or the Barbaric Sea a port facing north which welcomes all the wild peoples all around this sea but which is risky for those who are careless or ignorant of such places ... they have therefore blocked this inlet of the troubled sea with hidden masses of rocks along more than 100 stadions (18 km). | WIKI |
| On this anchorage, being the best sheltered within the maritime region of Sweden (Suevoniae), all the ships belonging to Danes (Danorum) known as Norwegians (Nortmannorum) as well as to Slavs (Sclavorum), Sembrians (Semborum) and other Scythian (Scithiae) peoples use to convene every year for sundry necessary commerce. | WIKI |
| The most popular identification among many telge names in Sweden is Sxc3xb6dertxc3xa4lje. | WIKI |
| In pity of their errors, our archbishop ordained as their diocesan capital Birka, which is in the middle of Sweden (Sueoniae) facing Jumne (Iumnem), the capital of the Slavs, and equally distant from all the coasts of the surrounding sea. | WIKI |
| Archbishopric of Hamburg-Bremen that oversaw the missionary work in Scandinavia until 1103, had appointed bishops to Sweden at least from 1014 onwards, the first see being in Skara. | WIKI |
| For Sweden, six were consecrated: Adalvard the Elder (Adalwardum) and Acilinum, also Adalvard the Younger (Adalwardum) and Tadicum, and furthermore Simeon (Symeonem) and the monk John (Iohannem). | WIKI |
| This was a logical continuation to Birka's position as the first missionary town in Sweden. | WIKI |
| However, the island of Bjxc3xb6rkxc3xb6 was first claimed to have been Birka already about 1450 in the so-called "Chronicle of Sweden" (Prosaiska krxc3xb6nikan): | WIKI |
| And there were three capitals in Sweden two of which were not long away from Uppsala (Vpsala). | WIKI |
| The property is owned by the National Property Board of Sweden, a governmental agency, which together with the Stockholm County Administrative Board and Ekerxc3xb6 Municipality form a Management Board that is responsible for protecting and managing the property. | UNESCO |