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The Temple at Uppsala was long held to be a religious center in the Norse religion once located at what is now Gamla Uppsala (Swedish "Old Uppsala"), Sweden attested in Adam of Bremen's 11th-century work Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum and in Heimskringla, written by Snorri Sturluson in the 13th century.
The museum is oriented towards the Vendel era and Viking Age history of Gamla Uppsala. Gamla Uppsala was a major religious and cultural centre in Sweden during these eras as well as medieval Sweden between approximately the 5th and the 13th centuries, housing the famous pagan Temple at Uppsala and several large burial mounds. The museum ...
The sacrifices at the Temple at Uppsala are described by Adam of Bremen: At this point I shall say a few words about the religious beliefs of the Swedes. That nation has a magnificent temple, which is called Uppsala, located not far from the city of Sigtuna. In this temple, built entirely of gold, the people worship the statues of three gods. [15]
In the 3rd and 4th centuries, old Uppsala grew into an important religious and political centre, [2] with both the pagan Temple at Uppsala and the Thing of all Swedes in the town. According to the mythological Heimskringla , the city was founded during the reign of Augustus by the pagan god Freyr .
The following is a timeline of the History of Uppsala. Pre-christian Uppsala ( -1087) ca ... 1087 – Temple at Uppsala is burned. Medieval Uppsala (1087–1521)
The sacred tree at Uppsala was a sacred tree located at the Temple at Uppsala, Sweden, in the second half of the 11th century.It is not known what species it was. Older sources have described it as an ash tree, but Frits Läffler [] have suggested that it was a yew tree.
Sacred tree at Uppsala: Gamla Uppsala, Sweden According to Adam of Bremen, a huge evergreen tree stood by the Temple of Uppsala. According to Hervarar saga, it was smeared with blood after a horse sacrifice was performed. Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum, Hervarar saga: Caill Tomair: Near Hiberno-Norse Dublin
Yngvi-Frey builds the Uppsala temple" (1830) by Hugo Hamilton. Yngvi-Frey is a legendary Swedish king of the Yngling dynasty, according to the sagas the grandson of Odin and the founder of Uppsala. The legendary kings of Sweden (Swedish: sagokonungar, sagokungar, lit.