Uppsala is a city simply north of Stockholm. It is house to the most important church in Scandinavia, the oldest college within the Nordics…and the graves of the descendants of the Outdated Norse gods.
Uppsala is a vibrant scholar city with a wealthy cultural life. The College of Uppsala is legendary worldwide, and it’s the oldest college within the Nordics. The college was based in 1477, and through the Nice Energy Period within the 17th and 18th century, the city of Uppsala was among the many prime European locations for increased training.
Within the Vendel Period, roughly 550 AD and up till the Viking Age, Uppsala turned a middle for commerce and wealth was accrued there. Throughout that point the Royal Mounds of Uppsala have been raised. Folks consider that these mounds have been devoted to Odin, Thor and Frej – or presumably three mythological kings of Sweden. As I go to the historic website of Outdated Uppsala (Gamla Uppsala), I dive into questions of how a lot reality there may be to the Outdated Norse myths.
This video additionally explores Uppsala Cathedral, St Erik’s Effectively, Uppsala Citadel, and Uppsala College. Particular consideration can also be given to one of many college students, and later principal, of Uppsala College: Carl von Linné, Carl Linnaeus, a world-famous botanist.
The botanical gardens of Uppsala is one other majestic sight, and it is becoming that we finish the video within the legacy of Carl von Linné, within the College Botanical Backyard.
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