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King Olaf steered thereafter eastwards to
Svithjod, and into the Lag (the MĂŠlar lake), and ravaged the land on both sides. He sailed all the way up to Sigtuna, and laid his ships close to the old Sigtuna. The Swedes say the stone-heaps are still to be seen which Olaf had laid under the ends of the
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They likewise held the god Frey to be the founder of their race. Amongst these from the town of Sigtun also came
Sigmund, a champion advocate, versed in making contracts of sale and purchase; besides him Frosti surnamed Bowl: allied with him was Alf the Lofty (Proud?) from the district of Upsala;
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lake, at the place now called Old Sigtun. There he erected a large temple, where there were sacrifices according to the customs of the
Asaland people. He appropriated to himself the whole of that district, and called it Sigtun. To the temple priests he gave also domains.
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meaning "swamp". As a basis for this intpretation, a brook south of
Signhildsberg has been mentioned, or the fact that the estate was surrounded by marshy terrain.
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The difference seems to be a matter of presenting the name in the nominal case or preserving the case in which the name appeared in the original text.
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The First Nine Books of the Danish
History of Saxo Grammaticus: With some considerations on Saxo's sources, historical methods, and folk-lore
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Börje Sandén. Studieanteckningar som grund för kapitlet NÄgra kronologiskt ordnade data i boken
Fornsigtuna - En KungsgÄrds historia. 1991.
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Heimskringla; or, Chronicle of the Kings of Norway: Translated from the Icelandic of Snorro Sturleson, with a preliminary dissertation
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There are two large ruins that had been two large three-aisled halls, a series of terraces just above the shore-line of the
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598:). The pope demands that they return to the archbishop of Uppsala (until 1270 the name referred to
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this man was a swift spear-thrower, and used to go in the front of the battle.
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The location is also mentioned in other poems by the 11th-century skalds
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being Latin for "old"). Neighbouring properties are also named:
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Another theory considers the name to be an ancient prestigious "
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Building in Upplands-Bro Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden
524:, traces of a harbour, a large mound and a number of smaller
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Since the 17th century, the location has been a manor named
568:. In the 10th century, the name was transferred to modern
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first arrived at Old Sigtuna when they came to Sweden:
622:, but they had been confiscated by the crown when the
618:). The villages had earlier belonged to the bishop of
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arrived at Old Sigtuna to claim the Swedish throne:
125:, according to which it was founded by the Norse god
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was bestowed a part of Old Sigtuna, which is called
572:, which apparently assumed many of its functions.
339:Solve came unexpectedly in the night on Eystein (
71:Signhildsberg 1881, lithography by Alexander Nay.
141:is contested. According to one theory, it is a
105:) is a manor that formerly was a royal estate (
906:The Saga of Hervor & King Heidrek the Wise
658:Svenskt Diplomatarium (SD) III nr 2032 (s.228)
8:
528:. Excavations have dated the remains to the
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685:Kammar-ark.: jordeböcker, Uppland 1541 nr 5
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1005:
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729:, it is mentioned as the royal estate of
498:that Sigmund, one of the warriors of the
783:
727:Sven Nielssons jordebok för StÀkets lÀn
166:", meaning "strong fortress", like the
327:; to all of them he gave good estates.
155:meaning "seeping water" or "swamp" or
362:gangways from the shore to the ships.
7:
837:, 3 volumes, London: Longman, 1844,
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787:
606:(Ström in the parish of Norrsunda),
687:, the location is named as one of
576:It is mentioned in the 1170s when
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1097:Former populated places in Sweden
237:In 1680, the name was changed to
1063:(FornvÀnnen 2002(97):3, s. -175)
1077:Archaeological sites in Sweden
754:In the 17th century, the name
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1028:Svenska slott och herresÀten
735:Svenska slott och herresÀten
705:Svenska slott och herresÀten
647:Svenska slott och herresÀten
286:took up his residence at the
145:where the second element is -
1087:Locations in Norse mythology
744:In 1567, it is mentioned as
357:makes shore at Old Sigtuna:
1082:Viking Age populated places
876:ch. 4, Laing tr. Volume 2,
375:Hjalmar dying, painting by
1118:
939:Poem about Harald Hardrada
893:, HjĂĄlmarr inn hugumstĂłri
676:(NorrÀnge in HÄtuna) and
1013:Om staden Sigtunas Ă„lder
739:Om staden Sigtunas Ă„lder
680:(Frötuna in HÄbo-Tibble)
651:apud antiquam Sightoniam
691:'s estates and spelled
451:in the hall after this,
409:farar mik ĂŸaĂ°an ;
806:Koch, John T. (2020).
725:In 1551, according to
710:In 1542, according to
683:In 1541, according to
656:In 1315, according to
596:I nr 852. Originalbrev
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191:, cf. Proto-Germanic *
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980:Frederick York Powell
712:Gustav Vasas jordebok
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594:Svenskt Diplomatarium
475:ValgarĂ°r ĂĄ Velli and
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1102:Sigtuna Municipality
1042:Nationalencyklopedin
996:Nationalencyklopedin
492:writes in Book 8 of
439:the girls who begged
427:I see where they sit
350:The Saga of St. Olaf
257:In Chapter 5 of the
63:Signhildsberg, 2012.
760:LantmÀt.verk. GÀvle
748:in the province of
394:laments his dying:
347:In the part called
311:in the Himinbergs,
41: /
962:, at Skaldic Arts.
958:2011-03-30 at the
941:, at Skaldic Arts.
929:, at Skaldic Arts.
925:2011-03-30 at the
895:, at Skaldic Arts.
860:ch. 31, Laing tr.
758:is used on a map (
733:(Malmberg, Ernst:
626:had been moved to
578:Pope Alexander III
556:royal estate (see
504:Battle of BrÄvalla
473:Ăjóðólfr ArnĂłrsson
447:no joy for Hjalmar
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377:MĂ„rten Eskil Winge
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1026:Malmberg, Ernst:
643:Sightonia Antiqua
566:Temple at Uppsala
534:Germanic Iron Age
522:Germanic Iron Age
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455:with ale and men,
407:fljóð ĂŸaus löttu
331:Later the pirate
247:Hagbard and Signy
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697:Foorsictuna
608:Fornesitune
562:Old Uppsala
516:Archaeology
459:ever again.
431:at home in
405:SigtĂșnum ĂĄ
214:Old English
95:Old Sigtuna
83:Fornsigtuna
48: /
18:Old Sigtuna
1071:Categories
891:LausavĂsur
778:References
772:Signesberg
756:Försigtuna
731:Forsictuna
722:(NorrÀnge)
693:Forsictuna
614:(probably
558:Uppsala öd
548:It was an
538:Viking Age
536:, and the
530:Vendel Age
325:Breidablik
245:legend of
241:after the
231:sigi, sigu
223:sige, sīge
113:, by Lake
107:Uppsala öd
103:Signesberg
36:17°39âČ10âłE
33:59°37âČ25âłN
1011:Friesen:
843:504839499
633:In 1299,
624:bishopric
554:mediaeval
386:Orvar-Odd
317:Thrudvang
295:dwelt in
243:Old Norse
186:Old Norse
173:Segodunum
137:The name
133:Etymology
956:Archived
923:Archived
720:Norringe
678:Frötunum
674:Norgungi
564:and the
550:Iron Age
275:and the
182:sigatƫna
176:, from
170:toponym
85:, where
908:, 2003.
795:Sigtuna
750:Uppland
620:Sigtuna
616:Vadsbro
612:Guazbro
570:Sigtuna
544:History
392:Hjalmar
388:'s saga
379:(1866).
309:Heimdal
288:Maelare
139:Sigtuna
115:MĂ€laren
111:Sigtuna
91:ancient
984:p. 313
974:, tr.
862:p. 246
847:p. 220
841:
833:, tr.
793:Entry
433:Sigtun
321:Balder
305:Upsala
297:Noatun
199:Gothic
189:SigtĂșn
168:Celtic
119:Sweden
99:Sithun
89:means
978:with
670:vetus
649:) or
604:Strom
341:Ăsten
333:Sölve
301:Freyr
293:Njord
218:sigor
203:sigis
1044:and
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610:and
586:Jarl
584:and
552:and
313:Thor
284:Odin
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273:Odin
209:sigr
148:tuna
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