{"id":5699,"date":"2019-04-14T21:47:01","date_gmt":"2019-04-14T19:47:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fjardhundraland.se\/?p=5699"},"modified":"2019-08-23T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2019-08-23T07:04:12","slug":"what-does-fjardhundraland-mean","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fjardhundraland.se\/en\/svensk-landsbygd\/2019\/vad-betyder-fjardhundraland\/","title":{"rendered":"The meaning of Fj\u00e4rdhundraland"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fj\u00e4rdhundraland is a modern network that highlights good experiences and develops the countryside. But our roots are more than a thousand years back in time. We borrowed the name Fj\u00e4rdhundraland from the Viking Age.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2009 started a project in Fj\u00e4rdhundra that was called Tourism in Fj\u00e4rdhundrabygden<\/em>. The project was a success, and when it was over, we formed an association we called Fj\u00e4rdhundraland<\/strong>. We share the name with the Viking Age region Fj\u00e4rdhundraland, where people lived, traded and built networks, just like we do. We have a lot in common.<\/p>\n

Fj\u00e4rdhundraland - ancient times, the Viking age and Middle Ages<\/h3>\n

Up to the end of the 13th century, what is today called Uppland was divided into folklands<\/em>. Fj\u00e4rdhundraland (sometimes spelled Fjardrundaland) was the western folkland, with Tiundaland to the northeast and Attundaland in the southeast. Fj\u00e4rdhundraland stretched from F\u00e4rnebofj\u00e4rden in the north to Viking Age capital Birka in the south, ie roughly Heby and Enk\u00f6ping's current municipalities. Exactly how the boundaries have gone through history, no one knows.<\/p>\n

Ancient and Viking people were dependent on trade, and on alliances. Relatives and friendships were vital. In order to maintain the bonds, they needed to be able to visit each other - then just as now good communications were needed. The entire country was built around the important roads.<\/p>\n

So how did they get around?<\/p>\n

\u00d6rsunda\u00e5n - Viking Age E18<\/h3>\n

The water was the highway and the river \u00d6rsunda\u00e5n made life and trade possible in Viking Age Fj\u00e4rdhundraland. The boat was the fast means of communication, which meant that both iron ore and agricultural goods could be transported south and east, to the \"big cities\" Old Uppsala and Birka. Think about it when you visit \u00d6rsundsbro today! Here, goods were shipped out to the trading places in Gamla Uppsala, Birka and eventually to Stockholm.<\/p>\n

Dry-shod to Enk\u00f6ping<\/h3>\n

But roads and horses were also used. A safe way to get around without a map and compass was to follow the sandy ridges - always well-drained so they kept dry all year round. The risk of getting lost was minimal; just follow the ridge. Enk\u00f6pings\u00e5sen is one of the mighty eskers that the ice sheet left behind and which south of Heby meets \u00d6rsunda\u00e5n. When \u00d6rsunda\u00e5n turns off to the east, the ridge shows the way straight south to M\u00e4laren and the trading place that was called Enk\u00f6ping.<\/p>\n

Thanks to \u00d6rsunda\u00e5n and Enk\u00f6pings\u00e5sen, people of the Viking Age were able to shop, travel and live in the country of Fj\u00e4rdhundraland.<\/p>\n

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Fj\u00e4rdhundraland \u00e4r ett modernt n\u00e4tverk som lyfter fram bra upplevelser och utvecklar landsbygden. Men v\u00e5ra r\u00f6tter finns mer \u00e4n tusen \u00e5r tillbaka i tiden. Vi l\u00e5nade namnet Fj\u00e4rdhundraland fr\u00e5n vikingatiden. 2009 startade ett projekt i Fj\u00e4rdhundra som hette Turism i Fj\u00e4rdhundrabygden. 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