Editing Uppsala (section)

== References in popular culture ==
In the [[History (U.S. TV channel)|History Channel's]] Canadian-Irish TV series ''[[Vikings (2013 TV series)|Vikings]]'', Uppsala is visited by [[Ragnar Lothbrok]] and his entourage to worship the Aesir gods and offer a human sacrifice to appease them. In that visit Lothbrok meets Uppsala's King Horik. The episode was criticised for its poorly researched depiction of Uppsala, which was shown as being located in a mountainous region, as well as of its heathen temple, which in the series was built in the style of a medieval Christian [[stave church]].<ref name="unt vikings">{{cite news | url=https://www.unt.se/nyheter/uppsala/pinsamma-missarna-i-storserien-2396658.aspx | title=Pinsamma missarna i storserien | work=Upsala Nya Tidning | date=27 April 2019 | access-date=28 February 2019 | author=Hesserud-Persson, Stefan}}</ref>

The literary series [[Pelle Svanslös]] (Peter No Tail) which follows the adventures of a cat with no tail and his friends created by author [[Gösta Knutsson]] takes place in Uppsala.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://destinationuppsala.se/guides/pelle-svanslos/ |title=Uppsala – Pelle Svanslös Hemstad |website=Destination Uppsala |date= |accessdate=2022-02-27}}</ref>

[[Umberto Eco|Umberto Eco's]] book [[The Name of the Rose]] includes a character of a young Scandinavian monk  Benno of Uppsala.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LitCharts |url=https://www.litcharts.com/lit/the-name-of-the-rose/characters/benno-of-upsala |access-date=2024-04-22 |website=LitCharts |language=en}}</ref>