Follow the young nobleman Gustav Eriksson Vasa on his journey to take the Swedish crown. Escape the Danish soldiers on skis through a stunning wintery landscape.

Vasaloppet runs along the route Gustav Vasa followed as he fled from the soldiers of the Danish king. The race was first held in 1922 and takes place annually.

The first Vasaloppet was held in 1922, at the urging of a Swedish newspaperman wanting to retrace the steps of Gustav Vasa, a former king who had made the trek from Salen to Mora in central Sweden ...

Things to do include visiting contemporary art exhibitions or taking a guided tour of the ruins of Gustav Vasa's original fortress. CathedraleDomkyrkoplan. 753 10 Uppsala +46 18 430 35 00.

Gustav Vasa, or Gustav 1st, is seen by many Swedes as the country's greatest ever ruler. During his rule, Vasa did away with the tradition of elected monarchs, replacing the system with a hereditary ...

Gustav Vasa is a 3yo bay unknown from Ireland trained by H Shimizu, who is based at . It is sired by the stallion Recorder out of the dam Eiriamach Na Casca. Gustav Vasa is yet to break its maiden ...

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Vasa, which was 69m (226ft) long, sank on its maiden voyage after sailing just over 1,000 yards. It was named after Sweden’s king Gustav Vasa and was built to become a symbol of the country’s ...

But it was Sweden's next king, Gustav Vasa, who took the phrase and put it the centre of his propaganda campaign, Petersson argues. Vasa had a print produced of the Bloodbath, which showed gruesome ...