5-539: 59°55.565′N 17°37.58′E / 59.926083°N 17.62633°E / 59.926083; 17.62633 Valsgärde or Vallsgärde is a farm on the Fyris river, about three kilometres north of Gamla Uppsala , the ancient centre of the Swedish kings and of the pagan faith in Sweden . The present farm dates from the 16th century. The farm's notability derives from the presence of
10-569: A burial site from the Swedish Vendel Age (part of the Iron Age (c. 550–793) and the Viking Age ); it was used for more than 300 years. The first ship burial is from the 6th century and the last graves are from the 11th century. The site was found and excavated by archaeologists in the 1920s, and before this similar graves had only been found at Vendel , which gave its name to this period of
15-601: The fjord of Mälaren and the important region of Tiundaland . There are so many rich graves that it is likely that most of them were royalty. Fyris Fyrisån ( Swedish pronunciation: [ˈfŷːrɪsˌoːn] , "the Fyris river") is a river in the Swedish province of Uppland , which passes through the city of Uppsala and ends in Lake Mälaren . The "Sala" river in Uppland
20-690: The Scandinavian Iron Age. The graves are princely, and are almost identical to ones found in England , at Sutton Hoo in East Anglia dated probably to 610–635. There are several theories about the identities of those buried, ranging from the Ynglings (Scylfings) to powerful warriors within the Leidang system, or local strongmen who had enriched themselves through trade due to the area's strategic position between
25-519: Was changed in the 17th century in memory of the Fyrisvellir battle, mentioned in the Icelandic sagas, as it was the belief that the marshy plains called "Föret" was the site of the famous Battle of Fýrisvellir in the late 10th century. Boats can sail up the river from Lake Mälaren all the way to central Uppsala where two weirs make further progress impossible. In the summer of 2007 the construction of
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