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The Swedish Empire, referred to in Sweden as the Great Power Era, was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which Sweden was a European great power th
Sweden's coat of arms (with erroneous tinctures) on the wall of the Town Hall of Lützen in Germany.
Triumph of King Charles X Gustav over the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, 1655
Battle of Køge Bay in 1677
King Charles XI
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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
Swedish Empire
…The Swedish Empire, referred to in Sweden as the Great Power Era (Swedish: stormaktstiden), was the period in Swedish history spanning much of the 17th and early 18th centuries during which…
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