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Alf and Alfhild
According to Gesta Danorum, Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shield maiden, who had her own fleet of viking ships, with crews of young female pirates, who raided along the coa...
According to Gesta Danorum, Alfhild, daughter of the Geatish king Siward, was a shield maiden, who had her own fleet of viking ships, with crews of young female pirates, who raided along the coa...
Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern
The Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern was a 6th century battle recorded in the Norse sagas and referred to in the Old English epic Beowulf.
The Battle on the Ice of Lake Vänern was a 6th century battle recorded in the Norse sagas and referred to in the Old English epic Beowulf.
Beowulf
Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Angl...
Beowulf is the conventional title of an Old English heroic epic poem consisting of 3182 alliterative long lines, set in Scandinavia, commonly cited as one of the most important works of Angl...
Beowulf (hero)
Beowulf is a legendary Geatish hero and later turned king in the epic poem named after him, one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature in the English language.
Beowulf is a legendary Geatish hero and later turned king in the epic poem named after him, one of the oldest surviving pieces of literature in the English language.
Bósa saga ok Herrauðs
Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Bósa saga ok Herrauds or "Saga of Bósi and Herraud" is a legendary saga written around 1300 preserved in three 15th century manuscripts relating the fantastic ...
Bósa saga ok Herrauðs, Bósa saga ok Herrauds or "Saga of Bósi and Herraud" is a legendary saga written around 1300 preserved in three 15th century manuscripts relating the fantastic ...
Earnaness
Earnanæs (Old English), Aranæs (Old Swedish) and Årnäs (Modern Swedish) is the name of at least two locations, in what is today southern Sweden, which are known from history and legend.
Earnanæs (Old English), Aranæs (Old Swedish) and Årnäs (Modern Swedish) is the name of at least two locations, in what is today southern Sweden, which are known from history and legend.
Eofor
Eofor (Proto-Norse *Eburaz ), son of Wonred, was a Geatish warrior in Beowulf.
Eofor (Proto-Norse *Eburaz ), son of Wonred, was a Geatish warrior in Beowulf.
Gauthildr Algautsdóttir
Gauthildr Algautsdóttir (Swedish: Göthild Algottsdotter) (7th century) was, according to the Heimskringla, the daughter of the Geatish king Algaut and the wife of Ingjald Ill-ruler, a legend...
Gauthildr Algautsdóttir (Swedish: Göthild Algottsdotter) (7th century) was, according to the Heimskringla, the daughter of the Geatish king Algaut and the wife of Ingjald Ill-ruler, a legend...
Gautreks saga
Gautreks saga (Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts.
Gautreks saga (Gautrek's Saga) is a Scandinavian legendary saga put to text towards the end of the 13th century which survives only in much later manuscripts.
Geats
Geats, and sometimes Goths were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting what is now Götaland in modern Sweden.
Geats, and sometimes Goths were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting what is now Götaland in modern Sweden.
Gothenburg
Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden by population and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
Gothenburg is the second largest city in Sweden by population and the fifth-largest in the Nordic countries.
Götavirke
Götavirke (Geatish Dyke) are the remains of two parallel defensive walls going from north to south between the villages of Västra Husby and Hylinge in Östergötland, Sweden.
Götavirke (Geatish Dyke) are the remains of two parallel defensive walls going from north to south between the villages of Västra Husby and Hylinge in Östergötland, Sweden.
Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland
Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland was an attack that took place in the 870's.
Harald Fairhair's campaign in Götaland was an attack that took place in the 870's.
Heaðolaf
Heaðolaf (Proto-Norse *Haþulaibaz ) was a member of a Scandinavian clan named the Wulfings, which according to the Norse sagas ruled the Geatish petty kingdom of Östergötland.
Heaðolaf (Proto-Norse *Haþulaibaz ) was a member of a Scandinavian clan named the Wulfings, which according to the Norse sagas ruled the Geatish petty kingdom of Östergötland.
Herebeald
Herebeald was the son of the Geatish king Hreðel in Beowulf.
Herebeald was the son of the Geatish king Hreðel in Beowulf.
Hrefnesholt
Hrefnesholt is a location in Beowulf where the Geatish king Hæþcyn had taken the Swedish queen.
Hrefnesholt is a location in Beowulf where the Geatish king Hæþcyn had taken the Swedish queen.
Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar
Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century.
Hrólfs saga Gautrekssonar is a Scandinavian legendary saga which was put to text in Iceland in the 13th century.
Hygd
Queen Hygd, introduced in line 1925 of the poem Beowulf, is the wife of King Hygelac of Geatland.
Queen Hygd, introduced in line 1925 of the poem Beowulf, is the wife of King Hygelac of Geatland.
Ottar Jarl
Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga.
Jarl Ottar or Ottar Jarl (?-970s) was a jarl of Götaland who appears in the Heimskringla (the Saga of Olaf Tryggvasson) and in the Jomsvikinga Saga.
Ragnvald Ulfsson
Ragnvald Ulfsson the Old (beginning 11th century) was a jarl of Västergötland or Östergötland, and married to a sister of Olav Tryggvason.
Ragnvald Ulfsson the Old (beginning 11th century) was a jarl of Västergötland or Östergötland, and married to a sister of Olav Tryggvason.
Sagaholm
Sagaholm is Bronze Age cairn located just south of Jönköping, Sweden.
Sagaholm is Bronze Age cairn located just south of Jönköping, Sweden.
Skagul Toste
Skoglar Toste or Skoglar Tosti (there are several variations) was a chieftain from the Swedish province of West Götaland.
Skoglar Toste or Skoglar Tosti (there are several variations) was a chieftain from the Swedish province of West Götaland.
Skalunda
Skalunda is a village in Västergötland, Sweden and the site of Skalunda Barrow (Swedish: Skalunda hög), a historic burial mound.
Skalunda is a village in Västergötland, Sweden and the site of Skalunda Barrow (Swedish: Skalunda hög), a historic burial mound.
Solovey
Solovey (Old Norse: Sölvi) was a Varangian merchant and adventurer who arrived at Kiev with 30 magnificent longships, whose prows were decorated with heads of aurochs and moose, whose sails ...
Solovey (Old Norse: Sölvi) was a Varangian merchant and adventurer who arrived at Kiev with 30 magnificent longships, whose prows were decorated with heads of aurochs and moose, whose sails ...
Swedish-Geatish wars
The Swedish-Geatish wars refer to semi-legendary 6th century battles between Swedes and Geats that are described in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.
The Swedish-Geatish wars refer to semi-legendary 6th century battles between Swedes and Geats that are described in the Anglo-Saxon epic Beowulf.
The Dragon (Beowulf)
The dragon fight, occurring at the end of the poem, is foreshadowed in earlier scenes.
The dragon fight, occurring at the end of the poem, is foreshadowed in earlier scenes.
Thing of all Geats
The Thing of all Geats (Swedish: Alla götars ting) was the thing (general assembly) which was held from pre-historic times to the Middle Ages in Skara, Västergötland.
The Thing of all Geats (Swedish: Alla götars ting) was the thing (general assembly) which was held from pre-historic times to the Middle Ages in Skara, Västergötland.
Ulf Tostesson
Ulf Tostesson was a jarl and the son of the legendary Viking Skogul Toste.
Ulf Tostesson was a jarl and the son of the legendary Viking Skogul Toste.
Västergötland
Västergötland, English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.
Västergötland, English exonym: West Gothland, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.
Wealhþeow
Wealhþēow (pronounced ; also rendered Wealhtheow or Wealthow) is a legendary queen of the Danes in the Old English poem, Beowulf, first introduced in line 612.
Wealhþēow (pronounced ; also rendered Wealhtheow or Wealthow) is a legendary queen of the Danes in the Old English poem, Beowulf, first introduced in line 612.
Yngwin
Yngwin ("Yngve") was, according to Gesta Danorum, a king in Götaland, who was a close friend to one of the Danish kings named Halfdan.
Yngwin ("Yngve") was, according to Gesta Danorum, a king in Götaland, who was a close friend to one of the Danish kings named Halfdan.
Östergötland
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden.
Östergötland, English exonym: East Gothland, is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden in the south of Sweden.
Þóra Town-Hart
Þóra Town-Hart or Þóra borgarhjörtr (Tora Borgarhjort) was the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland and wife of Ragnar Loðbrók.
Þóra Town-Hart or Þóra borgarhjörtr (Tora Borgarhjort) was the daughter of Herrauðr, the earl of Götaland and wife of Ragnar Loðbrók.