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Dag Hammarskjold(1906 clicks)
"Secretary-General of the United Nations from 10 April 1953 until 18 September 1961 when he met his death in a plane accident while on a peace mission in the Congo."

Gustavus Adolphus the Great(2294 clicks)
King of Sweden 1611-1632, born in Stockholm 1595, slain in battle at Lützen in 1632 during the Thirty Years' War (1618-1648).

History of Sweden(3032 clicks)
From Swedish Smorgasbord

Holmiensis(2130 clicks)

Kristina Wasa, Queen of Sweden (1626-1689)(2167 clicks)
An intellectual queen who engaged in intellectual discourse with Descartes.

Project Runeberg(1762 clicks)
The Internet's biggest center for Nordic literature

Queen Christina of Sweden, 1626-1689(2163 clicks)
"Queen Christina Wasa of Sweden ruled from 1640 - 1654, then abdicated her throne to Charles Gustavas and converted to Catholicism, which was illegal in Sweden. After abdicating, she lived in Rome, and was an active proponent of religious freedom and a patroness of the arts."

Raoul Gustav Wallenberg(2005 clicks)

Royal Warship Vasa(1807 clicks)
A site about the swedish 17th century warship Vasa that capsized in 1628. There are articles about the ship itself and the ship´s decoration. I have also included an article on contemporary swedish history and a little about 17th century Stockholm.

Sami People(1583 clicks)
Saami people of northern Scandinava. Often called Laplanders.

Sweden--History(1939 clicks)
From the Swedish Embassy in London

Sweden: Primary Documents(238 clicks)

Swedish History(2232 clicks)
These documents are presented with the intention of giving short and (hopefully) correct bits of Swedish history.

Swedish History(1972 clicks)
brief history

The 92 medieval churches of Gotland(1585 clicks)
Gotland, Sweden. Search or click on a map.

Viking Heritage Server and Database(1666 clicks)
A group of Viking researchers, from different areas and fields, have taken the initiative to establish this Network.