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98
Tribe of Swedes first mentioned.
The Tribe of the Swedes was first mentioned by Roman Senator and Historian Publius Cornelius Tacitus. -
100
Settlement of Uppåkra
Settlement of Uppåkra, an iron age settlement which still exists today. -
750
Birka trade center established
Birka trade center established, which later is abandoned in 960. -
800
Rök Runestone is carved
Rök Runestone is carved, which is the longest known inscription on runestone. -
995
Olof Skötkonung coronated as first king of a united Sweden
He was also known as Sigrid the Haughty and was the son of Eric the Victorious. -
1004
Olof Skötkonung baptized
Olof Skötkonung baptized, beginning the recognition of Christianity as the official religion of Sweden. -
1025
City of Helsingborg founded.
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1252
City of Stockhölm founded.
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1317
The Nyköping Banque is held
he Nyköping Banque (a Christmas celebration) is held, followed by King Birger imprisoning and starving his two brothers to death. -
1319
Sweden and Norway Unite
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1350
Black Death occurs in Sweden
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1359
Magnus IV creates the first Riksdag, or Swedish parliament
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1397
Sweden, Denmark, and Norway form the Kalmar Union.
This disperses in 1523. -
1398
The knights of the Teutonic Order conquer Gotland
They then sell it back to the Kalmar Union 11 years later. -
1477
Uppsala University founded
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1495
First Russo-Swedish war lasts for two years.
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1505
First Kalmar "bloodbath"
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1561
Estonia becomes a Swedish colony
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Second Kalmar bloodbath
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Kalmar War between Denmark-Noway and Sweden
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Sweden intervenes in the Thirty Years' War
Sweden invades the Holy Roman Empire. This is the first intervention of Sweden in the Thirty Years' war. -
New Sweden colony
New Sweden colony founded along the Delaware River near what is now Wilmington, Delaware, USA. -
Swedish Gold Coast colony
Swedish Gold Coast colony founded in what is now Ghana, on the Gulf of Guinea.
