Church, mosque or temple
Uppsala Cathedral
Uppsala, Sweden
Often called the largest cathedral in Scandinavia, a Gothic giant where Swedish monarchs have been crowned and...
Historic site · Sweden · Uppsala County
Gamla Uppsala
Giant Viking-age burial mounds beside a medieval church, once a major religious and political centre of Sweden.
Free to enter about 1.5 h
For storytellers
Why Gamla Uppsala matters
Three great burial mounds rise out of the farmland at Gamla Uppsala. They date back to the age before Christianity and are linked in sagas with early Swedish kings and the old religion. A small museum explains the finds, and a stone church stands on what was once a major pagan site. Walk among the mounds at dusk, and you can feel how far back Swedish history stretches.
Talking points
- The mounds are thought to be royal burial places.
- A medieval church stands next to them.
- A small museum explains the archaeology.
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