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Geatish kings (Rex Getarum/Gothorum) existed since the provinces of . Both Old Norse and Old English records clearly separates the Geats from the Goths. The Goths are rather to be linked to the Gutar of Gotland whose name is etymylogically identical to theirs. Moreover the Goths were far away from Scandinavia , when these kings are said to have lived. Further the land of the Goths is not called ''Gautland'', in these sources, but '' Reidgotaland ''. The Geatish Kings were separate from the Kings of the Goths. 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 "Rex Sweorum Et Gothorum" , as was also the King Of Denmark . LEGENDARY KINGS Some names appear in Norse Mythology and in Germanic Legend and in at least one case, they were probably historical ( Hygelac ). Their order of succession is uncertain (if they ever lived).
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Battle of Bråvalla Chronologically assigned to the 8th century, the historically poorly attested Battle Of Bråvalla (in a location legendarily between West and East Gothenland) was fought between the " King Of Sweden " who is said to have ruled Westrogothians, and the " King Of Denmark " 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 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.
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