028 Swedes and Geats

The Scandinavian History Podcast - A podcast by Mikael Shainkman - Fridays

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In the late 10th century, a guy called Erik became the first king of Sweden. He started out ruling together with his brother, but he soon died. Erik’s orphaned nephew tried to usurp the throne, but the fact that Erik is known as “the Victorious” should give you a clue about how it all ended.