Götaland theory

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The Götaland theory ( Swedish Västgötaskolan ) states that the origins of Swedish history were not in eastern Sweden, but in the southwest region of Götaland , more precisely in Västergötland . This theory emerged in the early 19th century and is still represented regionally today, but has never found widespread scientific acceptance.

During the time of German National Socialism , this theory influenced Swedish archeology to a considerable extent. The background was the conviction of National Socialist ideologues like Walther Darré that Scandinavia and, within Scandinavia, Västergotland was the " original home " of the Germanic peoples.

literature

• Alkarp, Magnus (2007). Men däri är också mycken galenskap: Adam av Bremen, arkeologist och Gamla Uppsala = Adamus Bremensis, archeology and Old Uppsala . In: Kult, guld och makt: ett tvärvetenskapligt symposium i Götene .
• Gahrn, Lars (1988). Sveariket i källor och historieskrivning . Gothenburg University, with an English summary.
• Larsson, MG (2002). Götarnas riken. Upptäcksfärder till Sveriges enande . Atlantis, Stockholm. ISBN 91-7486-641-9 .
• Strömberg, JBLD (1998). Svearikets vagga och västgötaskolan . Stockholm. Internet edition with an English summary