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House of Munsö

Ruled: 970-995

Born: 945

Died: 995

Burial: Old Uppsala

Father: possibly Björn (III) Eriksson

Successor: his son Olof Skötkonung

Possible Consorts:

• Sigrid the Haughty
• Świętosława
• Gunhild of Wenden
• Aud Haakonsdottir of Lade

He is the first Swedish king in a consecutive regnal succession, who is attested in sources independent of each other, Sweden’s list of rulers usually begins with him.

(Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede (c. 980–1022), was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995.

He stands at the threshold of recorded history, since he is the first Swedish ruler about whom there is substantial knowledge. He is regarded as the first king known to have ruled both the Swedes and the Geats.

In Sweden, the reign of king Olov Skötkonung (c. 995–1022) is considered to be the transition from the Viking age to the Middle Ages, because he was the first Christian king of the Swedes, who were the last to adopt Christianity in Scandinavia.

He is associated with a growing influence of the church in what is today southwestern and central Sweden. Norse beliefs persisted in parts of Sweden until the 12th century.

Old Norse: Gormr gamli

Latin: Gormus Senex, also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske),was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c.  936 to his death c. 958 or a few years later.

He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling Stones in honor of his wife Thyra. Gorm was born before 900 and died perhaps around 958 or possibly 963 or 964.

(Sigfred: King of Denmark c.770-804)

Gudfred: King od Denmark 807-810

Gugfred was a ninth century Danish king who reigned from at least 804 to 810. Alternate spellings include Godfred, Göttrick (German), Gøtrik (Danish), Gudrød (Danish), and Godofredus (Latin). He stands at the threshold of the History of Denmark in the sense that he is the first ruler about whom we have substantial knowledge from contemporary sources.

He waged offensive war against the Carolingian Empire with some success, but was murdered under murky circumstances before a major confrontation had taken place.

His history can be traced from the hostile Frankish texts. His paternity is unknown but he may have been closely related to Sigfred, who preceded him as king of Denmark c.770-804.

He was the uncle of the Harald Fairhair, regarded as the first Norwegian king.

Harald Fairhair, regarded as the first Norwegian king, united the petty kingships of Norway into a single realm in about 885. From the time of Harald Fairhair until the present day, Norway has had more than 60 named sovereigns. The current King belongs to the House of Glücksburg, which has ruled Norway since 1905.e later Danish King Hemming (810-812) and the father of King Horik I (813-854).