OLD UPSALA
PAGEANT ON ROYAL TOMBS. Old Upsala, about two miles north of the Swedisji university town of Upsala, and once the religious centre of heathen Scandinavia, still attracts visitors who like to dream about the life of 2000 years ago. In order to enhance the fascination of the ancient temple grove, a local institution, the Disa Foundation, arranged a series of dramatic performances describing the conflict between the heathen and Christian faiths about 1000 years ago, which will be acted on the gigantic grave mounds near the old church. Old Upsala is now a small village, but towards the north side there are three huge mounds containing the remains of three old Swedish kings, one of which is King Eadgils, mentioned in the AngloSaxon epic “ Beowulf.” In the midst of the grove stands a ragged church, built of great boulders and over 1100 years old. Excavations under the church have revealed that it is built on the very spot where the heathen temple once stood, and an opening in the church floor gives access to a subterranean vault, where the foundations of the ancient Odin Hall can be seen.
The play to be performed at Old Upsala is written by Olof Thunman, a gifted patriotic poet and painter.
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 21387, 15 July 1931, Page 5
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209OLD UPSALA Otago Daily Times, Issue 21387, 15 July 1931, Page 5
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