Roskilde
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Roskilde is a city 30 km west of Copenhagen on the Danish island of Zealand. With a population of 53,897, the city is a business and educational centre for the region and the 10th largest city in Denm
Roskilde Cathedral
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The former city hall of Roskilde, completed in 1884
Maglekilde Machine Factory (completed 1865)
Sweyn III of Denmark
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Sweyn III Grathe was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempt
Illustration of Sweyn III in the 13th-century Saxon World Chronicle
A Danish penning coin minted in Randers or Aarhus during the reigh of Svend Grathe.