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In Old Swedish, the corresponding word is varþer; in modern Swedish vård. The belief in this type of guardian spirits remained strong in Scandinavian folklore up until the last centuries and continues to be found in northern faith based religions today. The English word '"wraith" is derived from vǫrðr, while "ward" and "warden" are cognates.
Swedish victory [2] [3] Swedish expedition to Courland (862) Sweden: Curonians: Swedish victory Swedish wars of conquest in Eastern Europe (850s-870) Location: Eastern Europe. Swedes (Germanic tribe) Slavs Curonians Semigallians Finnic peoples. Swedish victory establishment of control over the Route from the Varangians to the Greeks and Starya ...
The Swedish invasion of the Holy Roman Empire or the Swedish Intervention in the Thirty Years' War is a historically accepted division of the Thirty Years' War. It was a military conflict that took place between 1630 and 1635, during the course of the Thirty Years' War.
Swedish victory Olof Skötkonung's attack for the Danish throne, c. 995–999 [b] Sweden Denmark Swedish Victory Battle of Helgeå, 1026 Sweden Norway Denmark England Danish Victory Battle of Stiklestad, 1030 Sweden Norway Denmark Danish Victory Swedish support for Magnus' invasion of Norway, 1035 Sweden Norway Denmark Swedish Victory
Sweden maintained its policy of neutrality during World War II.When the war began on 1 September 1939, the fate of Sweden was unclear. But by a combination of its geopolitical location in the Scandinavian Peninsula, realpolitik maneuvering during an unpredictable course of events, and a dedicated military build-up after 1942, Sweden kept its official neutrality status throughout the war.
Swedish Death Cleaning is a long, ongoing process and you’re unlikely to tackle everything in one sitting, so it’s important to space out the tasks and to schedule time to return to it ...
Thiess of Kaltenbrunn (Kniedini), also spelled Thies, and commonly referred to as the Livonian werewolf, was a Livonian man who was put on trial for heresy in Jürgensburg, Swedish Livonia, in 1692. At the time in his eighties, Thiess openly proclaimed himself to be a werewolf ( wahrwolff ), claiming that he ventured into Hell with other ...
Wardens were instructed to ensure humane treatment of internees. All internees were forced to wear certain uniform and submit daily routines. Internees in Smedsbo internment camp had a typical daily routine of being woken up at 7.15am, they were then escorted to the dining room where they were expected to have their breakfast in complete silence followed by working passes.