- Roslagen
(Uppland/Gästrikland)
red = Tiunda
cyan = Attunda
yellow = Roden
green = Fjärdhundra
The coastline has changed considerably in the last millennium due topost-glacial rebound . Originally there was a sea bay coming in from the north all the way into Uppsala. Roslagen is the modern name the area which roughly corresponds to that which was called Roden in the Middle Ages .]Roslagen is the name of the coastal areas of
Uppland province inSweden , which also constitutes the northern part of theStockholm archipelago .Historically, it was the name for all the coastal areas of the
Baltic Sea , including the eastern parts of lakeMälaren , belonging toSvealand . The name is derived from "Roden", which is the coastal equivalent to inland Hundreds. When the king would issue a call toleidang , theViking Age equivalent of military conscript service, a Roden district was responsible for raising a number of ships for the leidangnavy .Etymologically, Roden, or Roslagen, is the source of the Finnish and Estonian names for
Sweden : "Ruotsi" and "Rootsi". The background of the Russian term Rus', as inKievan Rus' ,Ruthenia , and ultimatelyRussia , derives from the same source as in the Finnish and Estonian words and is believed to derive fromVarangian s, the people from Roslagen.The area also gives its name to the endangered domesticated
Roslag sheep , which originated from the area centuries ago.ee also
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Attundaland
*Fjärdhundraland
*Tiundaland
*Stone of Mora
*Suiones External links
* http://www.roslagen.se/ Tourism page
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