Swedish Cross Cut: A Book on the Göta Canal |
Contents
The character of the country p 15 How the Swedes live today p | 16 |
The Viking Age and early Christianity p 27 The Kalmar Union p 28 | 46 |
Gothenburg | 99 |
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Adolf architect Baltic Sea baroque beautiful became Berg Birger Birger Jarl Borenshult bridge Bridget building built Carl carved centre Dalarna decorated Denmark early east eighteenth century engineer ERIC DE MARÉ Erik famous feet Forsvik German Göta Canal Göta River Gothenburg Gothenburg and Stockholm Gustav Gustav II Adolf Gustav III Gustavus Vasa Hall houses industrial island Johan journey Karl king Lake Boren Lake Mälaren Lake Roxen Lake Vänern Lake Viken LÄN land landscape LEFT Linköping lock medieval miles modern Monastery Church Motala Museum navigation nobles Norrköping Norsholm Norway Old Town Östergötland paintings Palace park pass passenger steamers peasant photo by ERIC Platen port provinces rebuilt RIGHT rock Roxen royal ships shore Sjötorp Söderköping Södertälje Canal stands Stockholm stone Sweden Swedish Telford Tessin timber tower Trollhättan Trollhätte Canal Uppsala Vadstena Castle Vänersborg Vättern vessels Viking Vreta waterway