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  SWEDEN - LoveToKnow Article on SWEDEN   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Sweden itself may be considered in four main physical divisionsthe mountains and highland district, covering all Norrland and the western part of Svealand; the lowlands of central Sweden; the so-called Smland highlands, in the south and southeast; and the plains of Skne, occupying the extreme southward projection of the peninsula.
In Sweden, however, both the Vestgotar and the Upland Sviar were discontented, the former on account of the breaking of the kings promise to Olaf of Norway and the latter on account of the introduction of the new religion, and their passions were further inflamed by the lawman Anund of Skara.
Sweden was also to enjoy her religion, subject to such changes as a general council might make; but neither pope nor council was to claim or exercise the right of releasing Sigismund from his obligations to his Swedish subjects.
25.1911encyclopedia.org /S/SW/SWEDEN.htm   (21978 words)

  
 Sweden. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
Sweden falls into two main geographical regions: the north (Norrland), comprising about two thirds of the country, which is mountainous (except for a narrow strip of lowland along the Gulf of Bothnia); and the south (Svealand and Götaland), which is mostly low-lying and where most of the population lives.
Sweden is one of the world’s leading producers of iron ore; important mines are at Kiruna and Gällivare.
Sweden entered the United Nations in 1946, and Dag Hammarskjöld, a Swedish diplomat, was secretary-general of the organization from 1953 until his death in 1961.
www.bartleby.com /65/sw/Sweden.html   (2264 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: List of Swedish monarchs
Eric XI Ericsson (1216 – February 2, 1250) den läspe och halte: the stuttering and lame, was king of Sweden 1222 – 1229 and 1234 – 1250.
Seal of Margaret I of Denmark 1381 and 1403 Margaret I Queen of Denmark and Norway, Regent of Sweden (1353 – October 28, 1412) was born in Vordingborg Castle, the daughter of Valdemar IV of Denmark and Helvig of Sonderjylland.
The Riksdag or Sveriges Riksdag is the Parliament of Sweden.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/List-of-Swedish-monarchs   (8964 words)

  
 List of Swedish monarchs - free-definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
1066-1067 : Eric VII of Sweden (Erik (VII) Stenkilsson)
1130-1156 : Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker den äldre) - The House of Sverker
1950-1973 : Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (Gustav VI Adolf)
www.netlexikon.akademie.de /List-of-Swedish-monarchs.html   (755 words)

  
 List of Swedish monarchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
1066 - 1067 : Eric VII of Sweden (Erik (VII) Stenkilsson)
1130 - 1156 : Sverker I of Sweden (Sverker den äldre) - The House of Sverker
1950 - 1973 : Gustav VI Adolf of Sweden (Gustav VI Adolf)
www.freeglossary.com /Sweden/Kings   (939 words)

  
 Sweden Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The population of Sweden was estimated at 8,875,053 in 2001.
Eric was allegedly slain by a Danish claimant to his throne while he was attending mass, and he later became the patron saint of Sweden.
Important domestic events in Sweden were the death in 1950 of Gustav V, the accession of his eldest son as Gustav VI Adolph, the creation of a Social Democratic-Agrarian coalition government in 1951, and the development of strong inflationary pressures in the Swedish economy from 1951 to 1952.
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 Sweden
Charles IX (of Sweden) (1550-1611), king of Sweden (1604-11), the youngest son of King Gustav I Vasa, born in Stockholm.
Gustav was born in Lindholmen, Sweden to a noble family, and was educated at the University of Uppsala.
Gustav VI Adolph (1882-1973), king of Sweden (1950-73), son of King Gustav V, born in Stockholm, and educated at the universities of Uppsala and Oslo.
website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/sweden.htm   (4127 words)

  
 Sweden -> History on Encyclopedia.com 2002   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
He was deposed in 1599, and his uncle became regent and then king of Sweden as Charles IX (reigned 1607-11).
The history of 19th-century Sweden, under Charles XIV (reigned 1818-44), Oscar I (1844-59), Charles XV (1859-72), and Oscar II (1872-1907), was one of progressive liberalization in government and of industrial development.
Cross-National Marriage in Sweden: Immigration and Assimilation 1971-1993.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/section/Sweden_History.asp   (1705 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Magnus VII (Scandinavian History, Biography) - Encyclopedia
Magnus VII (Magnus Ericsson), b.1316, d.1373 or 1374, king of Norway (1319–43) and Sweden (1319–63).
Norwegian opposition to union with Sweden forced him to recognize (1343) his son Haakon (later Haakon VI) as his successor in Norway, over which he exercised a nominal regency until Haakon came of age (1355).
Haakon married Waldemar's daughter Margaret I, thus preparing the union of Sweden, Norway, and Denmark.
reference.allrefer.com /encyclopedia/M/Magnus7.html   (353 words)

  
 Swedish history (the s.c.nordic FAQ)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Sweden is split in three dutchies after the peace in Helsingborg 1310.
Sweden pays ransom for the fort at Älvsborg, where 1619 Gothenburg is founded.
Sweden loses Viipuri /Viborg on the Karelian isthmus, southern Karelia, most of the German and all of the Baltic territories.
www.lysator.liu.se /nordic/scn/faq731.html   (2403 words)

  
 Magnus II of Sweden - Unipedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Magnus II Ericson, Magnus VII of Norway, (1316–1377), King of Sweden, Norway, and Terra Scania, son of Duke Eric and Ingeborg, daughter of Haakon V of Norway.
Magnus had succeeded to the Norwegian throne when at age four he was elected king of Sweden in 1320.
Under the Regencies of his Grandmother Queen Helvig and his Mother Duchess Ingeborg the countries were ruled by Knut Jonsson and Erling Vidkunsson.
www.unipedia.info /Magnus_II_of_Sweden.html   (264 words)

  
 While we were away:  U.S. Constitution, still MIA - Altercation - MSNBC.com
Eric, I get this sick feeling that people have this mentality that "as long as it's one of our own doing it, its okay" This phenomenon is like kryponite for the right-wing talking heads as well as our own government, and I really dont think its a stretch to see why.
If there is anything that the Boy King learned from his father, it was to pre-emptively pardon anyone who might have any dirt on you, regardless of whether or not they might use that information to save their own necks.
Hi Eric, In your review of Woodward's book, you wrote: "That's too bad, because unfortunately Cheney is nuts." It reminded me of this lyric from a Dylan song: The next day everybody got up Seein' if the clothes were dry.
msnbc.msn.com /id/3449870   (7587 words)

  
 AllRefer.com - Sweden, Scandinavia (Scandinavian Political Geography) - Encyclopedia
• Charles XIII, king of Sweden and Norway
• Charles XIV, king of Sweden and Norway
• Charles XV, king of Sweden and Norway
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 Bilderberg Conference 2001 - May 24-27 - Gothenburg, Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Lord will be in Sweden today at the invitation of the exclusive and secretive Bilderberg Group, an international conference sponsored by a think-tank that brings together 100 influential and powerful people to discuss the world's problems.
Sweden often has had more than three participants, and this year probably will have an extra surplus - being that the meeting is held in Sweden.
In Sweden it has been from the beginning Marcus Wallenberg (senior) and later on, Sten Gustafsson from Saab - and now it is Percy Barnevik.
www.bilderberg.org /2001.htm   (18834 words)

  
 Medieval Sourcebook: St. Bridget: Revelations to the Popes, 14C
Since the popes were themselves the arbiters of reform and reformers had to have papal approval to gain official status, the only alternative left to those who wanted to carry out reforms was to try to influence the popes and goad them into taking action.
In VII: 13 the manuscripts offer three different readings, two of which, peccatis and prauis operibus, are acceptable from the point of view of context, whereas the third, penis, does not make good sense and cannot reasonably be authentic.
In his edition of book V, which, to be sure, was revealed to Bridget many years earlier when she was still in Sweden, Bergh concluded that Alfonso may not even have read much of that book.
www.fordham.edu /halsall/basis/bridget-tractatus.html   (15128 words)

  
 The Volokh Conspiracy - -
The remarkable thing about attempts to outlaw anti-gay speech (see the post about Sweden) is that only a few decades ago the orthodox belief throughout much of the West was that homosexuality was so awful that it needed to be outlawed.
A Swedish appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction of a Pentecostal pastor found guilty of violating the country's strict hate-speech law with a sermon that labeled homosexuality "a deep cancerous tumor in the entire society" and equated it with pedophilia.
The appeals court ruled that Sweden's law, which was enacted after World War II to protect Jews and other minorities from neo-Nazi propaganda and was only recently extended to gays, was never intended to stifle open discussion of homosexuality or restrict a pastor's right to preach.
volokh.com /archives/archive_2005_02_07.shtml   (12966 words)

  
 List of Swedish monarchs - ArtPolitic Encyclopedia of Politics : Information Portal   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
The personal union of Sweden and Norway (1319-1343)
The Kalmar Union (the United Kingdoms of Denmark, Norway and Sweden, 1389-1523)
The personal union of Sweden and Norway (1814-1905)
www.artpolitic.org /infopedia/li/List_of_Swedish_monarchs.html   (770 words)

  
 List of Swedish monarchs   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
1234-1250 : Eric XI of Sweden (Erik Eriksson) - The House of Eric
1356-1359 : Eric XII of Sweden (Erik Magnusson)
1654-1660 : Charles X Gustav of Sweden (Karl X Gustav)
www.worldhistory.com /wiki/L/List-of-Swedish-monarchs.htm   (819 words)

  
 Folkung of Sweden   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
children of Birger FOLKUNG and Ingeborg: Valdemar Birgersson, King of Sweden (1250-1275) m.
Margaret ESTRITH of Denmark; Eric {below}; Valdemar, Regent of Sweden (1306-1310); Ingeborg m.
occ: Duke of Sodermanland, Regent of Sweden (1306-1310)
home.austarnet.com.au /dfgoonan/FOLKUNG.htm   (70 words)

  
 Arthur L. Frothingham. Handbook of War Facts and Peace Problems. 1919. Chapters 6-7.
The British Admiralty stated on December 5 (1918) that the total losses of the world's merchant tonnage from the beginning of the war to the end of October 1918, through belligerent action and marine risk, was 15,053,786 gross tons, of which 9,031,828 were British.
On the same day Sir Eric Geddes, First Lord of the British Admiralty, stated that 5,622 British merchant ships had been sunk during the war, of which 2,475 had been sunk with their crews still on board, and 3,147 had been sunk and their crews set adrift.
Fishing vessels to the number of 670 had been destroyed, and more than 15,000 men in the British merchant marine had lost their lives through enemy action.
www.lib.byu.edu /~rdh/wwi/comment/WarFacts/wfacts3.htm   (14658 words)

  
 MobyGames - Ultima VII: The Black Gate
Travel through a large virtual world with hundreds of NPCs, lots of usable objects and many quests to fulfill.
Bill Baldwin, Tony Bratton, Philip Brogden, Eric Brown, Chuck Bueche, Charles Cafrelli, Reinaldo Castro, Arthur DiBianca, Jim Greer, Will McBurnett, Mike McShaffry, Herman Miller, Paul Neimeyer, Zachary Simpson, Phil Sulak, John Taylor, Jeff Wilson,
Errors and omissions on this page may be reported to the MobyGames approvers.
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 Zetterberg Genealogy - Descendants of Gärdshags Eric Persson   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Zetterberg Genealogy - Descendants of Gärdshags Eric Persson
all born in Högsveden, Mockfjärd, Gagnef, Dalarna, Sweden, were as follows:
After immigrating to the United States he took the name
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 Look-4-it: HISTORY
Victoria History of the Counties of England : A History of the County of Stafford: Vol VII Leek and the Moorlands;
Architectural History of Norwich Cathedral Fernie, Eric (Watson Gordon Professor of Fine Art and Dean, Faculty of Arts, University of Edinburgh)
Documentary History of the Communist Party of the United States : Vol VII.
book.look-4-it.com /History   (13668 words)

  
 Educators, Psychologists, and Philosophers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-03)
Focus: A Forum on Teaching and Learning in Utah Community Colleges, Volume VII, September 1988.
Putting Bloom and Hirsch to Work: Core Concepts in the Social Sciences.
Children's Sexual Thinking: A Comparative Study of Children Aged 5 to 15 Years in Australia, North America, Britain and Sweden.
www.liunet.edu /cwis/cwp/library/edpeople.htm   (5258 words)

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