The history and the language of Jamtland

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Jamtarnas (the jamtlanders) history is both exciting and tragic. From beeing an independant republic in the Viking Age, Jamtland in the 16th and 17th centuries became an item of contention between the Swedish and Danish/Norwegians kingdoms. No less than thirteen times was Jamtland fought over by them during the years 1563 - 1677. The Swedes conquerred Jamtland and began to oppress the Norwegian-minded population of Jamtland. The jamtlanders' language "Jamska", similar to Norwegian, was forbidden but survived to the present, thanks to the Jamtlanders becoming bilingual. "The language is the most important carrier of culture." Looking for ancestors from Jamtland? Try this page! (some links in English)

A Jamtlandic day of saints, Sjursmäss, (at the moment only in swedish) The national day of Jamtland is the 12 th of march! (at the moment only in swedish) Jamska  (The language of Jamtland) (at the moment just a few items in English) Some words in Jamska, translated to Swedish, from a competition on the channel 'Radio Jamtland' (at the moment only in swedish) Jamsk-course (at the moment only in swedish) History  (history of Jamtland) (just some in english) Famous Jamtar (Jamtlanders) Aksel Lindstrøm, Jonas Stadling etc (at the moment only in swedish). Links with connections to Jamtland (mostly in Swedish) (Jamtamot, student society of Uppsala) Link to anini review of the history of Jamtland in the past and at present time