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Geatish kings existed since the provinces of Götaland/Gautland/Geatland are considered to have been more or less independent with their own petty kings. This is a list of the kings who appear in the sources, which does not claim to be comprehensive. It also follows the generally accepted identification between the names Götar ( modern Swedish), Gautar ( Old Norse) and Geatas ( Old English), which is based both on tradition, literary sources and on etymology. However, unlike some translations[1] it does not identify this tribe with the Goths, since the Goths were far away from Scandinavia, when these kings are said to have lived. Moreover, the land of the Goths is not called Gautland, in these sources, but Reidgotaland.1 Kings from legend
Some names appear in Norse mythology and in Germanic legend and in at least one case, they were probably historical ( Hygelac). Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived).
- Gauti (in Herraud's saga), probably the same as Gaut the father of Gautrek according to the Ynglinga saga. See Sons of Odin.
- Ring son of Gauti (king of East Götaland in Bósa saga ok Herrauds)
- Herraud, son of Ring (king of East Götaland in Bósa saga ok Herrauds)
- Gautrek, son of Gauti (in Gautreks sagaGautreks saga Gautrek's Saga is an Old Norse saga written towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts. It seems to have been intended as a compilation of traditional stories, often humerous, about a legendary King Gau)
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- AlgautAlgaut was a Geatish king who ruled West Gotaland according to the Heimskringla. Snorri Sturluson relates that he was burnt to death by his son-in-law, the Swedish king Ingjald ill-ruler. 4th century3rd century 4th century 5th century other centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 4th century was that century which lasted from 301 to 400. Events Definitive declaration of biblical canon: Council of Carthage Demotic is replaced by Gr or the 7th century6th century 7th century 8th century other centuries) Events The religion of Islam starts in Arabia, the Qur'an is revealed, and Arabs spread Islam into Syria, Iraq, Persia, Egypt, North Africa and Central Asia. Sutton Hoo ship burial, East Anglia (modern (in the Norse sagaThe Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: slendingasogur , are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. They were written in the Old Norse ls)
- Thorir (the brother of Bödvar Bjarki (Beowulf?) in the Hrólf Kraki's saga)
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