Folkland (Swedish provinces)
Folklands in Svitjod (Uppland/Gästrikland)
Tiunda
Attunda
Roden
Fjärdhundra
The coast line has changed considerably in the last millennium due to post-glacial rebound; originally there was a sea bay coming in from the north all the way into Uppsala.The Folklands (Folklanden) is the name for the original Swedish provinces of Tiundaland, Attundaland, Fjärdhundraland, and Roden (Roslagen) which in the 1296 united to form the province of Uppland. They were originally united by electing a common king who administered the sacrifices at Uppsala and who was the commander of the leidang during wars. It is not known when they united for the first time, but already in 98 AD, Tacitus described the Suiones as a powerful tribe.
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