Everything about Almarest Ket totally explained
Almarestäket, or
Stäket, is a strait at the inlet of
Lake Mälaren in mid-east Sweden. A fortress existed there between about 1370 and 1517, also named Almarestäket.
A place mentioned as
Stocksund by Old Norse author
Snorre Sturlasson was once believed to be located here, but is now believed to have been located in
Norrström, 2 km to the west.
The strait was of importance before
Stockholm was founded in the 14th century, as it guarded the waterway to the significant Swedish medieval cities
Uppsala and
Sigtuna. For instance, an attack on Sigtuna by
Baltic Vikings in 1187 led to a battle at Almarestäket, resulting in the death of Archbishop
Johannes.
Fortress
There was a fortress built here in the late 14th century, under the reign of
Albert of Sweden. It was located on the small island
Stäkesön in the middle of the strait. It became the residence of the
Swedish Archbishop until 1517, when the Archibishop
Gustav Trolle locked himself in there to avoid trial, and the government demanded the immediate demolition of the fortress. The procedure was formally unauthorized because at the time State property was to be separate from Church property. As a revenge for this and other perceived injustices, Trolle, assisted by the Danish King
Christian II, took revenge in the
Stockholm Bloodbath of 1520.
Trench
There was a trench dug here sometime in the 17th or early 18th century, as a defence structure. Most of it was filled up in 1875 when the main line railroad (
Västra Stambanan) was built in Sweden. The area was again being built upon in the 1970s, when the highway was built.
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