# Runsa

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{{Short description|Estate in Stockholm County, Sweden}}
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right|thumb|Stone ship burial area at Runsa
'''Runsa''' is an estate located in [Upplands Väsby Municipality](/source/Upplands_V%C3%A4sby_Municipality)  in [Stockholm County](/source/Stockholm_County), [Sweden](/source/Sweden). It the site of the ruins of an ancient [fortification](/source/Hillfort) (''Runsa fornborg'') and of Runsa Manor (''Runsa slott'') which was built in the middle of the 17th century.<ref>[http://www.upplandsvasby.se/filearchive/Enheter_EJ_blanketter/KLK/Information/Engelsk-for-Web.pdf ''History''] (Discover Upplands Väsby municipality)</ref><ref>[http://www.upplandsvasby.se/Toppmeny/Kommunen/Enheter/Miljo--och-halsoskyddskontoret/Naturguiden/Runsa-fornborg.html ''Runsa fornborg''] (Upplands Väsby kommun)</ref>

==History==
Runsa was the site of a prehistoric hill fortification. Runsa was strategically situated on a 30 metre high rock promontory in Lake [Mälaren](/source/M%C3%A4laren),  with views towards [Sigtuna](/source/Sigtuna). The ancient fort covers an area of 200 x 100 metres.  The site was excavated first in 1902 with the participation of the then Crown Prince, later King [Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden](/source/Gustaf_VI_Adolf_of_Sweden). It was later investigated by archaeologists in 1992.<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://runeberg.org/nfcc/0662.html|title=   Runsa
|website=Nordisk familjebok |access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>

Below the ruins is a  stone ship burial area (''Runsa skeppssättning''; [sv](/source/%3Asv%3ARunsa_skeppss%C3%A4ttning)) with some 30 graves. The burial ground is made up of round stones estimated to date from 400 - 500 AD.  It is 56 feet from the bow to the stern and is one of the best known stone circles in Sweden.<ref>[http://www.megalithic.co.uk/article.php?sid=12162 ''Runsa - Standing Stones in Sweden in Uppland''] (The Megalithic Portal)]</ref>

Runsa Manor (''Runsa slott'') is surrounded by these ruins and other monuments. In 1313 the estate was sold to the [Archbishop of Uppsala](/source/Archbishop_of_Uppsala). It was suppressed by King [Gustav Vasa](/source/Gustav_Vasa), but was sold to [Lord High Constable](/source/Lord_High_Constable_of_Sweden) [Jacob De la Gardie](/source/Jacob_De_la_Gardie) (1583–1652).  The main building dates from the mid-1600s and was most possibly built by his widow [Ebba Brahe](/source/Ebba_Brahe) (1596-1674). She willed the estate to her daughter  Christina Catharine De la Gardie (1632–1704), wife of  [Gustaf Otto Stenbock](/source/Gustaf_Otto_Stenbock) (1614–1685).<ref>{{cite web|url=  https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=17379|title=    Jakob P. De la Gardie|website=  Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=  https://skbl.se/sv/artikel/EbbaBrahe |title=    Ebba Brahe|website=Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon|access-date=September 1, 2020}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web
|url=  https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=20070|title=  Gustaf Otto Stenbock|website=Svenskt biografiskt lexikon |access-date=September 1, 2020}} 
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==See also==
*[List of castles in Sweden](/source/List_of_castles_in_Sweden)

== References ==
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==External links==
*[http://www.upplandsvasby.se/Nyheter/2010/Nyheter/2010-05-27-Guidade-turer-pa-Runsa-fornborgs-pagaende-utgravning.html Guided tours of the ancient castle Runsa]

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Category:Castles in Stockholm County
Category:Upplands Väsby Municipality

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