Kung Erik VIII av Sverige, 'Victorious'

Abt 930 - Abt 995  (65 years)    Has 3 ancestors and more than 100 descendants in this family tree.

• Name	Erik VIII av Sverige
  Prefix	Kung
  Suffix	'Victorious'
  Birth	Abt 930
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 995
  Siblings	1 Sibling
  1. Olof av Sverige   d. Yes, date unknown + 2. Kung Erik VIII av Sverige, 'Victorious',   b. Abt 930   d. Abt 995  (Age 65 years) ▻ Swietoslava Polski;   Sigrid, 'The Proud';
  Person ID	I17210	Geneagraphie | Ahnen BvS, Voorouders HW
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

  Father	Edmund av Sverige   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F8087	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Swietoslava Polski,   b. 967   d. 2 Feb 1014 (Age 47 years)
  Children	+ 1. Kung Olof Skötkonung   d. Yes, date unknown   2. Edmund av Sverige   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F5588	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Family 2	Sigrid, 'The Proud',   b. Abt 950   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1. King Olaf III av Sverige,   b. 960   d. 1021 (Age 61 years)
  Family ID	F46894	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	19 Mar 2010

  
  

  Marriage	Mother unsure
  Children	+ 1. Helmfrid Eriksdotter   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F249452	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	28 Jun 2022

  
  

• Notes

  King abt 970-995. Father: Possibly Emund Eriksson. Erik is the first King that we can say was king over all of Sweden. He succeded Emund Eriksson. He was married, but we do not know for sure to whom. It was either Sigrid Storråda, daughter of Skoglar Toste, or Princess Gunhild of Poland, daughter of Prince Mieszko and sister till Boleslav I, Poland's first king. Other sources talk about a Slavic princess. His widow is anyhow said to have married King Sven of Denmark and England. Son: Olof. Erik Victorious is famous for his victory over Vikings at Fyrisvallarna near Uppsala abt 985. The Earliest Kings Sweden has existed for so long, and in a region where there were very few written books, so we don't know very much about the country's earliest history and her first kings. Johannes Magnus, the last (latest?) Roman Catholic arch bishop in Sweden made efforts to solve this problem by writing his version of the Swedish history. Most of the kings he wrote about have never existed, but they are the reason why e.g. the present King is called Carl XVI Gustaf even though there have only been ten kings with the name Carl/Karl. Two peoples lived in Sweden: Svear and Göter. Both peoples had kings and sometimes the two peoples were reigned by the same king. The Svear defeated the Göter in the 6th century, and since then it has been one people. However, the Kings of Sweden called themselves Sweden's and Göthe's King until 1973. 1. Magog. Noah's grandson. 2. Sven 3. Ubbo 4. Gether 5. Siggo 6. Erik Interregnum 7. Berico. A great warrior. He sailed with his men and conquered Estonia, Livia, the land of the Ulmerugs, Pomerania, Poliona and Magnopolia. Son: Humulfus. 8. Humulfus. 9. Humelus (Humulfus' nephew). The Danes were attacked by the Saxons and their King Iutho. Humelus helped them get rid of the Saxons and he let his sons Dan and Angel govern the Danes. Dan was the one who gave Danmark (Denmark) its name. Angel went to England. England is named after him. Dan's and Angel's brother Norus made himself King of Norway. Sons: Dan, Angel, Norus, Gothilas. 10. Gothilas 11. Sigthunius, He had a beautiful daughter called Gro. The Danish Crown Prince Gram proposed to her, but she was already promised to King Sumblus of Finland. Gram won Gro's heart and he ran off with her, which made Sigthunius go to war against him. In the final battle, Gram killed Sigthunius and tried to take over Sweden, but this was prevented by Scarinus. 12. Scarinus. He was killed in a fight with Gram. 13. Sibdagerus. A close relative of Scarinus. He married Gram's and Gro's daughter and killed Gram. Son: Asmund. 14. Asmund. He was taught to call out demons by his teacher, the magician Vagnoptus. Married to Gumilda. Sons: Uffo, Hundingus 15. Uffo. 16. Hundingus. He committed suicide. Son: Ragnar. 17. Ragnar. Married to the Danish King Hadingus' daughter Svanvit. Son: Hothebrotus. Hothebrotus. Married to Princess Gyritha of Norway. Conquered many countries and he had a realm from the river Don to England. Son: Attilus. 18. Attilus. Married to Ursilia from Denmark. She ran off to Denmark with the state's gold and silver. In Denmark reigned Ursilia's son Rolvo. Attilus defeated Rolvo and made his dog Raccho Ruler of Denmark. 19. Hotherus, Attilus' brother. Son: Rodericus. 20. Rodericus. Son: Attilus. 21. Attilus. Son: Botuildus. 22. Karl 23. Grimerus. A terrible tyrant. Son: Tord. 24. Tord 25. Gotharus. Son: Adolf. 26. Adolf. Conquered Denmark. 27. Algot. Son Erik. 28. Erik 29. Lindormus. During his reign Julius Caesar came to Scandinavia, but was so terrified by the people here, that he left in a hurry. The Swedish people however didn't forget him and named 25 of December after him (In Swedish: Juldagen). 30. Alarik. 31. Erik. Married to Gunvara. Sons: Gethericus, Haldanus. 32. Haldanus 33. Eugen 34. Regnaldus. Son: Amund. 35. Amund. 36. Sivardus 37. Ingo 38. Nearchus 39. Östen 40. Fliolmus. An alcoholic. 41. Sverker 42. Valander 43. Visbur. A tyrant. Killed by his sons. 44. Domalder 45. Domarus, a good but weak king. 46. Attilus 47. Dignerus 48. Dagerus 49. Alaricus 50. Ingo 51. Ingellus 52. Germund 53. Håkan Ring 54. Egil Vendelkråka 55. Gotharus. Murdered by his brother Gasto 56. Fasto 57. Gudmund 58. Adelus 59. Östen 60. Björn 61. Ravaldus 62. Svartmannus 63. Tord. Faught a war against King Arthur of England. 64. Rudolf 65. Hathinus 66. Attilus 67. Tord 68. Algot 69. Östen Gostagus 70. Arthus 71. Håkan 72. Karl 73. Karl 74. Birger 75. Erik 76. Torillus 77. Björn 78. Alaricus 79. Björn in Birka. In his days came Ansgar, Sweden's Apostel, to Sweden. 80. Bröt-Anund. Killed by his brother Sivardus. 81. Sivardus 82. Ragnar Lodbrok 83. Herotus 84. Karl 85. Björn 86. Ingevallus 87. Ivar. Ragnar Lodbrok's son. 88. Olof Trätälja. Ingevallus' son. 89. Ingo 90. Erik Weatherhat. Could controll the weather with his hat. 91. Erik Victorious.