Abo the Ancient Capital of Finland – 1908

Title : Abo the Ancient Capital of Finland - 1908  
Author : Not Stated
Source : Reliquary and Illustrated Archaeologist
Year Published : 1908
Page Count : 11
Image Count : 6
Word Count : 3,379
File Size in MB : 4.6
File Type : PDF

"The definite history of the country begins with the reign of Erik IX. of Sweden, and the settlement of the district round Abo by the Swedes. Erik, whom a grateful church canonized after his death, became the King of the Swedes and Goths as the result of a revolution and a fresh settlement of the succession. In this arrange­ ment the Finns, who appear to have been even then regarded as subjects of the Swedish kings, although they had not been converted to Christianity, seem not to have concurred, and Erik regarded their reconquest and their conversion as a holy duty. The Second Crusade had but just then come to a termination, and..."