Svíar
E751384
Svíar are the Old Norse term for the Svear, an early North Germanic people who inhabited central Sweden and played a key role in the formation of the Swedish kingdom.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
North Germanic people
ⓘ
ethnic group ⓘ historical people ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Svear
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedes (in a historical sense) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Gamla Uppsala temple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Munsö NERFINISHED ⓘ Rus' NERFINISHED ⓘ Swedish kingship ⓘ Varangians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centeredIn | Uppland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo | formation of medieval Sweden ⓘ |
| corePopulationOf | early Swedish kingdom ⓘ |
| countryToday | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Viking expeditions
ⓘ
riverine expeditions to Eastern Europe ⓘ trade in the Baltic Sea ⓘ |
| ethnicGroupOf | central Sweden ⓘ |
| ethnicNameOf | people ruled by early Swedish kings ⓘ |
| ethnicSuccessor | modern Swedes ⓘ |
| ethnonymIn | Old Norse ⓘ |
| hasCollectiveName | Svíþjóð (Sweden) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDemonymForm | Swede ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubgroup |
Svealand population
ⓘ
Uppland Swedes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inhabited | central Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Old Norse NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Anglo-Saxon sources
ⓘ
Old Norse sagas NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval Latin sources ⓘ |
| nativeName | Svíar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
North Germanic peoples
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish ethnogenesis ⓘ |
| playedRoleIn | formation of the Swedish kingdom ⓘ |
| politicalCenter |
Svealand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Svealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedEthnicity |
Danes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Faroe Islanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Geats NERFINISHED ⓘ Götar NERFINISHED ⓘ Icelanders NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Old Norse religion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
Early Middle Ages
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Viking Age NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| worshipSite | Gamla Uppsala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.