Björkö is an island in Lake Mälaren in eastern-central Sweden. It is mostly famous for housing the excavation site Birka populated c. AD 750-975, together with Hovgården on Adelsö declared a World Her
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. It borders Norway to the west and north, and Finland to the east, and shares a mar
Björkö (Ekerö)
…Björkö (Swedish for "Birch Island") is an island in Lake Mälaren in eastern-central Sweden. It is mostly famous for housing the excavation site Birka populated c. AD 750-975, together with Hovgården on Adelsö declared a World Heritage Site…
A Vendel-era helmet, at the Swedish Museum of National Antiquities
The Tjängvide image stone dating from 800 to 1099, example of Viking art
Gustav I liberated Sweden from Christian II of Denmark, ending the Kalmar Union. He established the House of Vasa which ruled Sweden and Poland until the 17th century.
Gustavus Adolphus at the Battle of Breitenfeld in 1631