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The title of King of the Goths (Swedish: Götes konung; Danish: Goternes konge; Latin: gothorum rex) was for many centuries borne by both the kings of Sweden and the kings of Denmark. In the Swedish case, the reference is to Götaland (land of the Geats ); in the Danish case, to the island of Gotland (land of the Gutes ).
This category lists kings of the Goths. Subcategories. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total. A. Amali dynasty (1 C, 20 P) B. Balt ...
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Gadaric was a legendary king of the Goths. He is only mentioned twice in Getica by Jordanes. He is supposed to have been the fourth king after Berig, who ruled in Gothiscandza. His son Filimer is said to have let the Goths south. The historicity of Getica, to which this narrative belongs, is however controversial.
Following the death of Heidrek by the hand of his slaves, his son Angantyr, who was the new king of the Goths, avenged him and held a great banquet in his memory.The aged Gizur, Heidrek's foster father, was among the kings who arrived at the Goth capital Arheimar on the Dniepr (Danpar) and participated in the banquet. [1]
Magnus the Strong, king of West Götaland (reigned 1125–1130) Kol, king of East Götaland (see Inge the Younger) (early 12th century) Karl Sverkersson, rex Gothorum before becoming king of all of Sweden. From the reign of King Magnus Ladulås until the accession of Charles XVI Gustav, Sweden's monarchs were officially titled "King of the Goths".
This article may require cleanup to meet Wikipedia's quality standards.The specific problem is: The article uncritically repeats a lot of claims that have been much disputed or even refuted in postwar scholarship (refer to Heather 1991, Kulikowski 2006 for starters), such as the equivalence of the Greuthungi and the Ostrogoths and the claim that Ermanaric was an Amal -- note that Jordanes is a ...
Berig is a legendary king of the Goths appearing in the Getica by Jordanes. According to Jordanes, Berig led his people on three ships from Scandza (Scandinavia) to Gothiscandza (the Vistula Basin). [1] They settled and then attacked the Rugians who lived on the shore and drove them away from their homes, subsequently winning a battle against ...