Grisma - Sweden

Meet "  Grisma ", the rich Viking chieftain,s daughter

According to legend, the ancient castle of Broborg may be linked to a Viking chieftain's daughter named Grisma.  Grismas's father is said to have died while on a Viking expedition, at which point
Grisma inherited the castle and all its riches.

One day a man came to the castle claiming that he was her brother and that the castle rightlfully belonged to him.   He commanded Grisma  to open the doors so he could claim his father's inheritance.
Grism entrenched herself in the castle.  Rather than allow the unknown brother the take over, she set fire to the castle and died in the flames.  The fire was so intense that it could be seen as far away as Uppsala, 25 kilometres away.  Her "brother" buried her in a mound next to the castle.  Even tody there is a burial mound 350m southwest of the castle, known as Grisma's mound

See the film and hear about Grisma and Broborg at  www.vikinguppsala.se