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  2. Swedish slave trade - Wikipedia

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    During the height of the Swedish slave trade in Africa. Vilde falls overboard of his Swedish ship and winds up in an African tribe that takes care of him. They become his foster family. Then a rival more warlike tribe with the help of European guns defeats them and sells him and his foster family into slavery in the Swedish slave fort of Christina.

  3. Slavery in medieval Europe - Wikipedia

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    Slavery in medieval Europe was widespread. ... (hoveriet) in the 13th-century, and in Sweden, slavery was abolished in 1334 and not replaced with serfdom, ...

  4. Finland under Swedish rule - Wikipedia

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    Russians also sometimes enslaved large parts of the Finnish population, both Swedes and Finns. Swedish boys were praised for their high literacy and almost all Swedish slaves were able to read. They were considered luxury goods by Russian and Ottoman nobles for their beautiful eyes and blonde hair. Slavery was banned in Sweden in the 14th century.

  5. Timeline of abolition of slavery and serfdom - Wikipedia

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    Sweden: Slavery abolished (including Sweden's territory in Finland). However, slaves are not banned entry into the country until 1813. [25] Between 1784 and 1847, slavery was practiced in the Swedish-ruled Caribbean island of Saint Barthélemy. Sweden never practiced serfdom, except in a few territories it later acquired which were ruled under ...

  6. Treaty of Stockholm (1813) - Wikipedia

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    In return, the United Kingdom would support the destruction of Denmark-Norway by annexation of the Norwegian part and to pay subsidies to Sweden. As part of the treaty, Sweden agrees to end its slave trade. Also, Britain ceded Guadeloupe to Sweden and British merchants were granted trading rights at Gothenburg, Karlshamn, and Strålsund. [2] [3]

  7. Swedish colony of Saint Barthélemy - Wikipedia

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    Between a third to half of Saint Barthélemy's population were registered slaves in 1819 (estimations are between 1,283 and 2,033 slaves). [4] [7] On 31 October 1786, the Swedish West India Company was established on the island with responsibility for maintaining the port and the employment of Swedish officials. By the end of the century ...

  8. Woman who kept Yazidi women and children as slaves in Syria ...

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    Before being imprisoned by the woman, the victims were kept as slaves by different male ISIS members, living “in very meagre conditions without food and clean water,” according to the court.

  9. List of wars involving Sweden - Wikipedia

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    Swedish slave revolts (500s) Location: Sweden. Svealand: ... Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870) Location: Eastern Europe. Swedes (Germanic tribe)