Swedish medieval chronicles
E801015
Swedish medieval chronicles are narrative historical texts from the Middle Ages in Sweden that record and interpret key political, social, and religious events of the Swedish realm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Swedish medieval chronicles canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historiographical genre
ⓘ
medieval historical sources ⓘ narrative historical texts ⓘ |
| containsBias |
dynastic propaganda
ⓘ
pro-noble perspectives ⓘ |
| country | Sweden ⓘ |
| describes |
Christianization of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Swedish foreign wars ⓘ Swedish internal power struggles ⓘ Swedish kings and dynasties ⓘ political events in medieval Sweden ⓘ religious events in medieval Sweden ⓘ social events in medieval Sweden ⓘ |
| developedInPeriod |
14th century
ⓘ
15th century ⓘ |
| function |
construction of Swedish national history
ⓘ
legitimization of ruling dynasties ⓘ moral and religious instruction ⓘ |
| genre |
annalistic writing
ⓘ
chronicle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Chronicle of the bishops of Linköping
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chronicle of the bishops of Strängnäs NERFINISHED ⓘ Erikskrönikan NERFINISHED ⓘ Karlskrönikan NERFINISHED ⓘ Law of Uppland prologues ⓘ Sturekrönikan NERFINISHED ⓘ Västgötalagen’s king list ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Danish medieval chronicles
ⓘ
German rhymed chronicles ⓘ medieval Latin historiography ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Old Swedish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject | history of Sweden ⓘ |
| narrativeForm |
prose
ⓘ
rhymed verse ⓘ |
| perspective | elite viewpoint ⓘ |
| preservedIn | medieval manuscripts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Scandinavian medieval chronicles
ⓘ
Swedish law codes with historical prologues ⓘ |
| studiedIn |
Nordic medieval studies
ⓘ
historiography research ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalAuthorship |
clerics
GENERATED
ⓘ
noblemen GENERATED ⓘ |
| usedAs |
primary sources for medieval Swedish history
ⓘ
sources for Swedish political history ⓘ sources for medieval Swedish church history ⓘ sources for medieval Swedish society ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.