Svealand

Svealand or Sweden Properhttp://www.perseus.tufts.edu/cgi-bin/ptext?doc=Perseus%3Atext%3A1999.04.0062%3Aid%3Dgothi is a historical region of Sweden. Geographically it is located in central Sweden, bounded to the north by Norrland and to the south by G?taland. Deep forests, Tiveden, Tyl?skog, Kolm?rden, separated Svealand from G?taland. The inhabitants were called Svear.

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Svealand consists of the capital region M?lardalen in the east, Roslagen to the north-east, the Mining District Bergslagen in the center, and Dalarna in the west.

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The name of Sweden in Swedish, Svea rike (current spelling: Sverige) or the "Realm of the Swedes" originally only referred to Svealand. Other forms are Sweo?eod (Old Norse/Icelandic Sv?j??), and Sweorice. As the domains of the Swedish kings grew, the name Svealand began to be used to separate the original territory from the new.

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