Tag: Olof Skötkonung
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HM The King’s Christmas speech 2022
HM The King’s Christmas speech, 25 December 2022 Dear Swedes, at home and abroad, all in Sweden. From Stockholm Castle to Ukraine is only a hundred miles as the crow flies. Christmas is also celebrated there. But for many who live there, it is dark, cold and difficult. Parts of society’s infrastructure are knocked out.…
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Ingegerd Olofsdotter part 1: the king’s daughter’s impossible choice
The story of Ingegerd Olofsdotter: the king’s daughter who became the queen of Kiev At the beginning of the 11th century, Svea Rike is a pre-Christian place, where atheism and Christianity live in coexistence – but also give rise to conflicts. The king’s daughter Ingegerd Olofsdotter is forced into the game for power when her…