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The semi-legendary kings of Sweden are the long line of Swedish kings who preceded Eric the Victorious, according to sources such as the Norse Sagas, Beowulf, Rimbert, Adam of Bremen and Saxo Grammaticus, but who are of disputed historicity, due to the fact that many of them appear in more or less unreliable sources. They are called sagokungar in Swedish, a name that intentionally has the double meanings "fairy tale kings" and "Saga kings". Many belong to the House of Ynglings/Scylfings, others belong to the House of Ragnar Lodbrok and the house of Skjöldung ( Scylding).
These kings belonged to an ancient dynasty mentioned in both the Icelandic sagas and in Beowulf. The preceding monarchs are mythological in character and have been given a separate section in Mythological kings of Sweden. The kings mentioned in this article are more credible as some of them appear in several independent sources.
- continued from Mythological kings of Sweden)
- Egil (or Ongentheow) (late 5th c. - early 6th c.)
- Ottar ( Ohthere) (early 6th c.)
- Ale ( Onela) (early 6th c.)
- Adils ( EadgilsEadgils ( Beowulf), Adils the Great or Athisl ( Saxo Grammaticus) (all forms are based an older Adgils the Anglo-Saxon form is not etymologically identical but it was the only corresponding name used by the Anglo-Saxons) was a Swedish king of the house of) (ca 530-ca 575)
- Östensten or Eystein was the son of Adils (Eadgils) and Yrsa of Saxony. He was the father of Ingvar. Snorri Sturluson relates that Osten ruled Sweden at the time when Hrolf Kraki died in Lejre. It was a troubled time when many seakings ravaged the Swedish shor (late 6th c.)
- SölveSolve was a Geatish ( Historia Norwegiae) or Jutish ( Heimskringla) sea-king who conquered Sweden by burning the Swedish king Osten to death inside his hall. The Heimskringla relates that he was the son Hogne of Njardey, and that he had his home in Jutlan (late 6th c.)
- IngvarIngvar or Yngvar Harra was the son of Osten and succeeded him on the Swedish throne. Snorri Sturluson relates that King Ingvar, Osten's son, was a great warrior who often spent time patrolling the shores of his kingdom fighting Danes and pirates from the (late 6th c.)
- Anundnund or Brot-Anund trail-blazer Anund or Anund the land-clearer Anund succeeded his father Ingvar on the Swedish throne, and after his father's wars against Danish vikings and Estonian pirates, peace reigned over Sweden and there were good harvests. Anund (early 7th c.)
- IngjaldIngjaldr inn illradi or Ingjald illrade ("ill-ruler") was a more or less historical Swedish king of the House of Ynglings. He was the son of Anund. Youth The Heimskringla relates that the viceroy of Fjadrundaland was named Ingvar and he had two sons, Alf (mid 7th c.)
2 House of Skjöldung ( Scylding) and of Ragnar Lodbrok
These are kings who succeeded the Yngling dynasty and who were part of the legends of Harald Hildetand and Ragnar Lodbrok. Björn Ironside should be included here, but he is considered to be the founder of the next dynasty.
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