Sweden history
EARLY HISTORY
Germanic people (relating to or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages,) have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times
and was inhabited by vikings Sweden became an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. Sweden is first described in a written source in Germania by Tacitus in 98 AD. In Germania 44 and 45 he mentions the Swedes (Called Suiones at the time) as a powerful tribe (distinguished not merely for their arms and men, but for their powerful fleets) with ships that had a prow at each end (longships). Which kings ruled these Suiones is unknown, but Norse mythology presents a long line of legendary and semi-legendary kings going back to the last centuries BC.
During the 17th century, after winning wars against Denmark, Russia, and Poland, Sweden (with scarcely more than 1 million inhabitants) emerged as a great power by taking direct control of the Baltic region, (which is the areas of land surrounding the Baltic sea) which was Europe's main source of grain, iron, copper, timber, tar, and furs.
WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II
Sweden was neutral in World War I, although the Swedish government was sympathetic to both sides at different times during the conflict. During the invasion of Scandinavia, Sweden kept neutral, but because much of their income was generated by exporting iron, they continued to sell it to Nazi Germany. Sweden would not help Finland fight off the Soviet attack, but 8,000 Swedes volunteered for the Finnish army. The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809
Germanic people (relating to or denoting the branch of the Indo-European language family that includes English, German, Dutch, Frisian, the Scandinavian languages,) have inhabited Sweden since prehistoric times
and was inhabited by vikings Sweden became an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. Sweden emerged as an independent and unified country during the Middle Ages. Sweden is first described in a written source in Germania by Tacitus in 98 AD. In Germania 44 and 45 he mentions the Swedes (Called Suiones at the time) as a powerful tribe (distinguished not merely for their arms and men, but for their powerful fleets) with ships that had a prow at each end (longships). Which kings ruled these Suiones is unknown, but Norse mythology presents a long line of legendary and semi-legendary kings going back to the last centuries BC.
During the 17th century, after winning wars against Denmark, Russia, and Poland, Sweden (with scarcely more than 1 million inhabitants) emerged as a great power by taking direct control of the Baltic region, (which is the areas of land surrounding the Baltic sea) which was Europe's main source of grain, iron, copper, timber, tar, and furs.
WORLD WAR I/WORLD WAR II
Sweden was neutral in World War I, although the Swedish government was sympathetic to both sides at different times during the conflict. During the invasion of Scandinavia, Sweden kept neutral, but because much of their income was generated by exporting iron, they continued to sell it to Nazi Germany. Sweden would not help Finland fight off the Soviet attack, but 8,000 Swedes volunteered for the Finnish army. The Finnish War was fought between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Russian Empire from February 1808 to September 1809