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[[Image:Gizur and the Huns.jpg|right|thumb|''[[Gizur]] challenges the Huns''<br>[[Peter Nicolai Arbo]] (1886)]]

'''Geatish kings''' (((lang-la|Rex Getarum/Gothorum)); ((lang-sv|Götakungar))), ruling over the provinces of [[Götaland]] (Gautland/Geatland), appear in several sources for early Swedish history. Today, most of them are not considered historical.

This list follows the generally accepted identification between the names '''[[Götar]]''' ([[Swedish language|modern Swedish]]), '''Gautar''' ([[Old Norse]]) and '''Geatas''' ([[Old English language|Old English]]), which is based both on tradition, literary sources and on etymology. However, unlike some translations<ref>((cite web |url=http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Volsunga/chapter3.html |title=The Story of the Volsungs (Volsunga Saga): Chapter 3 |access-date=2004-09-06 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040812214359/http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/OMACL/Volsunga/chapter3.html |archive-date=2004-08-12 ))</ref> it does not identify this tribe with the [[Goths]]. Both Old Norse and Old English records clearly separate the Geats from the Goths, while still depicting them as closely related to each other.

From the Middle Ages until 1974, the [[king of Sweden]] claimed the title King of the Geats as "King of Sweden and Geats/Goths" or [[King of the Goths|"Rex Sweorum et Gothorum"]]. [[Monarchy of Denmark|Danish monarchs]] used the similar title "[[King of the Goths]]" from 1362 until 1972.

== Legendary kings ==
Some names appear in [[Norse mythology]] and in [[Germanic heroic legend|Germanic legend]] and in at least one case, they were probably historical ([[Hygelac]]). Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived).

*[[Dag the Wise|Dag]], contemporary with [[Yngvi-Frey]] in [[Gamla Uppsala]], in ''[[Sturlaugs saga starfsama|Sturlaugs saga]]'' 19 & 23.
*[[Gizur]] 4th century, who helps the [[Goths]] during the battles with the [[Huns]] in ''[[Hervarar saga]]'' (see [[Hlöd]]).
*[[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]]'')
*[[Herrauðr]], son of Ring (king of East Götaland in ''[[Bósa saga ok Herrauds]]'')
*[[Gautrekr]], appearing in several sources.
*Ketill Gautreksson, in ''[[Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar]]''.
*[[Hrólfr Gautreksson]], in ''[[Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar]]''.
*[[Gestiblindus]], according to ''[[Gesta Danorum]]''.
*[[Yngwin]] (''"Yngve"'') 5th century (in [[Gesta Danorum]], see [[Halfdan]])
*[[Synardus|Siward]], contemporary with Yngwin's grandson (in [[Gesta Danorum]])
*[[Algaut]] 4th century or the 7th century (in the [[Norse saga]]s)
*[[Thorir (king)|Thorir]] (the brother of [[Bödvar Bjarki]] and [[Elgfróði]] in [[Hrólfs saga kraka]])

=== Siklings ===
*[[Sigar]]?, the father of Siggeir, who genealogically corresponds to Yngwin, the king of Götaland in [[Gesta Danorum]].
*[[Siggeir]] 5th century, a son of Sigar and the king of Götaland in the [[Volsunga saga]]

=== Hrethelings ===
[[File:Beowulf - Hrethling.jpg|thumb|Beowulf's author uses the term 'Hreþling' referring to the descendants of Hreðel and to Hygelac in particular]]
*[[Swerting]] (in [[Beowulf]]).
*[[Hreðel]] (a relative of Swerting, in Beowulf) (nephew, grandson or stepson)
*[[Hæþcyn]] d. 514 or 515 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf)
*[[Hygelac]] d. 516 (the son of Hrethel, in Beowulf)
*[[Heardred]] d. ca 530 (the son of Hygelac, in Beowulf)
*[[Beowulf (character)|Beowulf]] d. ca 580? (the nephew of Hygelac, in Beowulf)
*[[Wiglaf]] (the kinsman of Beowulf, in Beowulf)

=== Ylfings (Wulfings) ===
((main|Wulfings))
Kings of East Gotland (Östergötland)

*[[Helm Wulfingum|Helm]] Early 6th century, the Wulfing king mentioned in ''[[Widsith]]''. Possible Reign Date Range 475–530. 
*[[Högne]] 7th century, the king of [[East Götaland]] (in the Heimskringla) and the father-in-law of Granmar. Most likely descendant of Helm.
*[[Granmar|Hjörvard]] 7th century, king of East Götaland (in [[Sögubrot]]) Married Hildagun daughter of Granmer. Most likely descendant of Helm.
*[[Helgi Ylfing]] 7th century, probably a king of East Götaland in the Norse sagas and son-in-law of Högne. If we separate the merged Helgi into two time frames periods. He is recorded as the killer of Hogne and his sons and also Granmers son's.
*[[Hjörmund]] 7th century, king of East Götaland (in Sögubrot) and a son of Hjörvard. He was most likely grandson of Högne. Given the throne by Ivar Harold Wartooths grandfather.

=== Battle of Bråvalla ===
Chronologically assigned to the 8th century, but poorly attested historically, the [[Battle of Bråvalla]] (in a location legendarily between West and East Gothenland) was fought between the "King of Sweden" ([[Sigurd Hring]]) who is said to have ruled Westrogothians, and the "King of Denmark" ([[Harald Wartooth]]) whose realm is said to have included Ostrogothians.

== Historical kings ==
When sources become more reliable, [[Götaland]] is an integrated part of the Swedish kingdom and from [[Stenkil]] and onwards most of the medieval Swedish kings actually belonged to Geatish [[Norse clans|clan]]s ([[House of Stenkil]], [[House of Sverker]] and the [[House of Bjelbo]], possibly also the [[House of Eric]]). In the early [[High Middle Ages]] some kings in Sweden were titled rex Visigothorum and rex Gothorum, failing to hold the Swedish core provinces in [[Svealand]]. The non-Geatish King [[Ragnvald Knaphövde]] was killed by the Geats as he despised them and travelled among them without Geatish hostages.

*[[Ingold I]], king of [[Västergötland]] (1081)
*[[Halsten]], king of [[Västergötland]] (1081)
*[[Magnus the Strong]], king of Västergötland (reigned 1125&ndash;1130)
*Kol, king of [[Östergötland]] (see  [[Ingold II]]) (early 12th century)
*[[Charles VII of Sweden|Karl Sverkersson]], rex Gothorum before becoming king of all of Sweden.
* since [[Magnus III of Sweden]] until accession of [[Charles XVI Gustav]], Sweden's monarchs were officially titled [[King of the Goths]]; and quite parallelly, since [[Valdemar IV]]'s conquest of [[Gotland]] until accession of [[Margrethe II of Denmark]], Denmark's monarchs were similarly titled.

==False kings==
* The 16th-century forgery [[Ballad of Eric]] tells of the first king of Götaland Eric (''"Eiriker"''), who for a long time was considered historical.

==References==
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