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[edit] Monarchs and regents

[edit] House of Ynglings/Scylfings

These kings belonged to an ancient dynasty mentioned in both the Norse 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 slightly more credible as some of them appear in several independent, though much later 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 (Eadgils) (ca 530-ca 575)
Östen (late 6th c.)
Sölve (late 6th c.)
Ingvar (late 6th c.)
Anund (early 7th c.)
Ingjald (mid 7th c.)

[edit] 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. According to the Danish historian Saxo Grammaticus, Sigurd Ring belonged to the Ynglings and he was the son of Ingjald.

Ivar Vidfamne (ca 655-ca 695)
Harald Hildetand (ca 705-750)
Sigurd Ring (ca 750 (sole ruler)-ca 770)
Ragnar Lodbrok (ca 770-ca 785)
Östen Beli (late 8th c.)

[edit] House of Munsö

There are some differences between the sources, but they are unlikely to be due to the existence of competing Swedish kings, since Sweden was an elective monarchy. The most logical explanation is the tradition of co-rulership where two brothers were elected kings at the same time. The sources only seem to mention the details when there was civil war (Björn at Hauge and Anund Uppsale) or problems of succession (Eric the Victorious, Olof (II) Björnsson and Styrbjörn Starke). The names within parentheses are kings that are not mentioned in the recital of Swedish kings in Hervarar saga.

Björn Ironside (late 8th c. - early 9th c.)
Erik Björnsson, perhaps ruling with his brother Refil (early 9th c.)
Erik Refilsson (early 9th c.)
Björn at Hauge or Björn på Håga (ca 829-ca 831) and Anund Uppsale.
(Olof, mid 9th c., ruled 854)
Erik Anundsson (Erik Emundsson or Erik Weatherhat?, d. 882)
(Ring)
(Erik Ringsson)
(Emund Eriksson, mid 10th c.)
Björn (III) Eriksson (second half of the 10th c.)
Eric the Victorious (985-995) and Olof (II) Björnsson (second half of the 10th c.)

The line of Swedish kings is continued in List of Swedish monarchs

[edit] List of Swedish Monarchs

[edit] The House of Munsö or Uppsala

c. 970- c. 995 : Eric the Victorious (Erik Segersäll)
c. 995- c. 1022 : Olof the Treasurer (Olof Skötkonung)
c. 1022-1050 : Anund Jacob (Anund Jakob) - and in south and east Canute of Denmark
1050-1060 : Emund the Old (Emund den gamle)

[edit] The House of Stenkil

1060-1066 : Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)
1066-1067 : Eric Stenkilson (Erik (VII) Stenkilsson)
1066-1067 : Eric the Pagan (Erik (VIII) Hedningen)
1067-1070 : Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten)
1070-1075 : Anund the Russian (Anund Gårdske)
1075-1079 : Haakon the Red (Håkan Röde) (from 1066 in some areas of the country, from 1075 in Uppland)
1079-1084 : Inge I of Sweden the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre)
1084-1087 : Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven)
1087-1088 : Eric Årsäll
1087-1110 : Inge I of Sweden the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre)
1110-1118 : Philip Halsten (Filip Halstensson)
1110-1125 : Inge II of Sweden the Younger (Inge (II) den yngre)
1125-1126 : Ragnvald Knaphövde (not recognized in Östergötland or Västergötland)
1125-1130 : Magnus the Strong (Magnus den starke, from 1125 in Västergötland)

[edit] The Houses of Sverker and Erik

1130-1156 : Sverker the Elder/Sverker Clubfoot (Sverker den äldre/Sverker Klumpfot, from 1125 in Östergötland) - The House of Sverker
1156-1160 : Eric the Saint (Erik den helige) - The House of Eric
1160-1161 : Magnus Henriksen - The House of Stenkil
1161-1168 : Charles Sverkerson (Karl Sverkersson) - The House of Sverker
1168-1173 : Kol and Boleslaw Sverkerson (Kol och Burislev Sverkersson eldest and youngest son of Sverker) - The House of Sverker
1168-1195 : Canute Ericson (Knut Eriksson) - The House of Eric
1196-1208 : Sverker the Younger (Sverker den yngre) - The House of Sverker
1208-1216 : Eric X (Erik Knutsson) - The House of Eric
1216-1222 : John Sverkerson the Child (Johan Sverkersson Unge) - The House of Sverker
1222-1229 : Eric the Lisp and Lame (Erik Läspe och Halte) - The House of Eric
1229-1234 : Canute the Tall (Knut Långe)
1234-1250 : Eric the Lisp and Lame (Erik Läspe och Halte) - The House of Eric

[edit] The House of Bjällbo

1248-1266 : Birger Jarl (reigning Jarl)
1250-1275 : Valdemar (Valdemar Birgersson)
1275-1290 : Magnus Ladislaus (Magnus Ladulås, technically Magnus III)
1290-1318 : Birger (Birger Magnusson)
1318-1319 : regent Mats Kettilmundson
1319-1364 : Magnus Ericson (Magnus Eriksson, technically Magnus IV)
- 1356-1359 : Eric XII (Erik Magnusson)
- 1362-1364 : Haakon (Håkan Magnusson)
1363-1389 : Albert of Mecklenburg (Albrekt av Mecklenburg)
1385-1387 : Olof Haakonson (in opposition to Albert)