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 Götaland. Deep forests, Tiveden, Tylöskog, Kolmården, separated Svealand from Götaland. The inhabitants were called Svear.

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Sweden Proper - Region - Sweden - Norrland - Götaland - Tiveden - Tylöskog - Kolmården - Svear

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

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Mälardalen - Roslagen - Bergslagen - Dalarna

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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 Sweoðeod (Old Norse/Icelandic Svíþjóð), 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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Swedish - Sweoðeod - Old Norse - Icelandic - Svíþjóð - Sweorice

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