Royal Mounds dating from before the Viking Age in Old Uppsala, Sweden. In the 11th century, a German church historian claimed people gathered in Old Uppsala every nine years to make sacrifices.

Legend, historical accounts, and archaeology are in agreement that Gamla Uppsala, in southeastern Sweden, was the home and burial place of the kings of the fifth- and sixth-century Ynglinga Dynasty.

A short bus or taxi ride north of the modern city, Gamla ... Viking Age. Dominating the downtown skyline, Uppsala Cathedral is an architectural wonder, the national shrine of the Church of Sweden ...