House of Munsö

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The House of Munsö is one of the names of a protohistoric Swedish dynasty. Its early members of the 8th or 9th century are legendary or semi-legendary, while its later scions of the 10th to 11th centuries are historical.

It is also known as the House of Ivar Vidfamne, the House of Uppsala, or simply the Old Dynasty. Munsö is the island where a barrow has been claimed to be the grave of Björn Ironside, a legendary founding member.

Swedish kings

Full list of Swedish legendary kings. The names in parentheses are kings who are not mentioned in Hervarar saga, but who are mentioned in other sources:

Sigurd Ring

Ragnar Lodbrok

Björn Ironside

Erik Björnsson perhaps co-ruling with Refil (early 9th century)

Erik Refilsson (early 9th century)

Anund Uppsale (early 9th century)

Björn at Hauge (c. 829 – c. 831)

(Olof, mid-9th century)

Erik Anundsson (Erik Emundsson or Erik Weatherhat?, mid-9th century)

(Ring, c. 910 – c. 940)

(Erik Ringsson, c. 940 – c. 950)

(Emund Eriksson, mid-10th century)

Björn (III) Eriksson (second half of the 10th century)

Olof (II) Björnsson (second half of the 10th century)

c 950–995 : Eric the Victorious (Erik Segersäll)

995–1022 : Olof III of Sweden (Olof Skötkonung)

1022–1050 : Anund Jacob (Anund Jakob)

1050–1060 : Emund the Old (Emund den gamle)

Aslaug, Ragnar's wife and the mother of his sons, was the daughter of Sigurd, whose ancestor Sigi was a descendant of Odin (Sigurd Signundsson, not to be confused with Sigurd Ranvarsson, King at Lethra, Ragnar's father). Therefore, the entire house of Munso (and all their descendants) are descended from Odin.

References

House of Munsö Wikipedia

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