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	Nericia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		In 1316 the future Saint Birgitta of Sweden was married to Ulf Gudmarson, lord of Nericia, to whom she bore eight children, one of whom was afterwards honoured as St Catherine of Sweden.
		In 1435, Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson, the leader of a popular uprising against the German sheriffs, was given the castle of Örebro as a fief.
		Nericia was renowned for its warlike peasants and when coat-of-arms for the province was granted for the funeral of King Gustav Vasa in 1560 two crossbow darts was the central symbol - the crossbow being the favourite weapon of the peasants.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/N/Nericia.htm (631 words)

	nericia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The name of the province is partly derived from an old name for the people of the province, the Njarar (Njars) or Nerikjar (today Närkingar).
		At the centre are there are two crossbow darts was - the crossbow being the favourite weapon of the peasants.
		The reason is that Nericia was renowned for its warlike peasants.
	www.yourencyclopedia.net /Nericia.html (228 words)

	History of Nericia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nericia, also known as Nerike or Närke, is a Province in middle Sweden, which historically formed part of Svealand.
		It has been suggested that this was because the population of Nericia, the Njars or Nerikjar, were already counted among the Swedes, the Suehans.
		Nidud was a villainous king in the lay of Wayland the smith, Olaf aided the Norwegian king Vikar in battle, and Sporsnjall was burnt to death by Ingjald Ill-ruler together with five other petty kings.
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/H/History-of-Nericia.htm (551 words)

	Örebro County (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Örebro County consists of the province of Nericia, the western half of Westmannia and a minor part of Wermelandia.
		The county was named Närke and Värmland County until 1779 when Värmland County ceded.
		The arms for the County of Örebro is a combination of the arms of Nericia, Westmannia and Wermelandia.
	www.uncover.us /en/wikipedia/o/oe/oerebro_county.html (233 words)

	Nericia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nericia, or Närke, is a historical province or landskap in middle Sweden.
		The province of Nericia makes up the southern part of the County of Örebro.
		Arms granted in 1560, and revised a decade or so later with the current one.
	www.theezine.net /n/nericia.html (91 words)

	Culture of Nericia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		When Ingjald is killed by Ivar Vidfamne, Ingjald's son Olof Trätälja settles in Nericia with what remains of the House of Yngling and their loyal men.
		They are later chased away and have to settle in the wasteland of Wermelandia which they colonise.
		A powerful man in Nericia called Sigtryg received the Norwegian King Olaf the Holy 1028-1029 before Olaf's departure for Russia and its ruler Yaroslav I the Wise:
	www.worldhistory.com /wiki/C/Culture-of-Nericia.htm (414 words)

	Nidud was a mythical king of Nericia Nericia Nerike in... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Nidud was a mythical king of Nericia Nericia Nerike in...
		"Nidud" was a mythical king of Nericia Nericia ("Nerike") in Sweden in the Scandinavian version of the lay of Weyland Weyland ("Volundarkvida Volundarkvida").
		A copy of the license is included in the section entitled
	www.biodatabase.de /Nidud (83 words)

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