On Holy Saturday, the day of recording great vocals for Dancing Messiah, a song inspired by “Dancing Queen by Sweden’s ABBA after Sweden’s Ace of Base inspired me to do a dance song, the ancestral field revealed the founder of Sweden in my bloodline. I was searching for Saints & Muhammad, and instead found Olof Skötkonung, the first King of Sweden, and the entire royal line leading back to Björn Järnsida, son of Ragnar Lodbrok. The Divine Organizer is perfect at gift giving, surprising us when we least expect it.
- 980–1022 · King Olof III Skötkonung of Sweden · Founder of United Sweden · First Christian king; unified the kingdom; minted Sweden’s first coins; established the foundations of the Swedish state.
- 979 · Queen Estrid of the Obotrites · Queen of Sweden · West Slavic noblewoman; wife of King Olof III Skötkonung and mother of Anund Jacob and Ingegerd Olofsdotter; her lineage links early Sweden to the Obotrite Slavic realm.
- 945–995 · King Eric VI “the Victorious” of Sweden · King of Sweden · First fully historical Swedish king; victor at the Battle of Fýrisvellir; father of Olof Skötkonung and husband of Świętosława/Sigrid Storråda.
- c. 940–970 · King Björn III Eriksson of Sweden · King of Sweden · Father of Eric the Victorious; ruled during the consolidation of early Swedish territories and the rise of the Munsö dynasty.
- c. 930–950 · King Erik IV “Valdar” Edmundsson of Sweden · King of Sweden · Transitional monarch linking the semi‑legendary Uppsala kings to the historically attested Björn dynasty.
- c. 900–930 · King Emund Eriksson of Uppsala · King of Sweden · Last semi‑historical king before the rise of the documented Swedish royal line; ruled during early Christianization pressures.
- c. 880–900 · King Erik Refilsson of Sweden · King at Uppsala · Son of Prince Refil; appears in early king lists as a ruler of the Uppsala kingdom during the pre‑unification era.
- c. 820 · King Björn “Járnsíða” Ragnarsson of Sweden · Legendary King of Sweden · Son of Ragnar Lodbrok; ruled from Uppsala according to saga tradition; remembered as a powerful early monarch whose line shaped proto‑Swedish kingship.
- c. 850 · Prince Refil Björnsson of Sweden · Swedish Prince · Son of Björn Járnsíða; remembered as a sea‑king and warrior prince in Norse tradition; father of Erik Refilsson.
- c. 960 · Høvding Skoglar‑Toste of Sweden · Swedish Chieftain · Legendary warrior‑chieftain famed for wealth and ferocity; father of Queen Sigrid Storråda; a towering saga figure.
- c. 950 · Jarl Ulf den Gamle Tostesson of Västergötland · Jarl of Västergötland · Powerful regional strongman; ancestor of major Scandinavian noble houses; influential in early Swedish and Danish politics.
- c. 980 · Høvding Rane Toste of Sweden · Swedish Chieftain · Member of the powerful Toste clan; associated with the same warrior tradition as Skoglar Toste.
- c. 990 · Gudine Ulvnadesdotter · Scandinavian Noblewoman · Early medieval noblewoman tied to wolf‑symbol warrior families; preserved in lineage records as part of the Toste Västergötland network.
- c. 1000 · Lady Astrid Malfridsdatter · Scandinavian Noblewoman · Connected to several prominent houses; appears in genealogical traditions linking Norwegian and Swedish aristocracy.
- c. 1010 · Lady Ingeborg Tryggvesdatter · Norwegian Swedish Noblewoman · Daughter of Tryggve Olafsson and sister of King Olaf Tryggvason; strengthened ties between Norwegian and Swedish noble houses.
- c. 1020 · Princess Astrid Eriksdatter of Sweden · Swedish Princess · appears in saga tradition as a dynastic link between Swedish and Norwegian royal houses.
- c. 900 · Finn Skjalge · Legendary Norse Ancestor · Early patriarch of the Tjøtta line; remembered as a foundational figure whose descendants shaped Norwegian and Swedish regional power.
- c. 930 · Eyvind Finsson Skaldaspiller · Court Poet of Norway · Celebrated skald of King Håkon the Good; preserved ancient Norse poetic tradition; father of the powerful Tjøtta lineage.
- c. 960 · Hårek Eyvindsson of Tjøtta · Chieftain of Northern Norway · Influential leader of Tjøtta; remembered in sagas for maritime power and political authority.
- c. 990 · Finn Håreksson av Tjøtta · Noble of Tjøtta · Continued the Tjøtta chieftaincy; linked Norse aristocracy to the rising Swedish royal house.
- c. 1010 · Haakon Finnsson of Tjøtta · Norwegian Nobleman · Key ancestor bridging the Tjøtta line into the Sverker dynasty through his daughter, Queen Ulvhild Håkonsdatter.
- 1095 · Queen Ulvhild Håkonsdatter of Sweden & Denmark · Queen Twice of Sweden, Once of Denmark · Married three kings; mother of the Sverker royal line; central architect of Scandinavian dynastic alliances.
- 1096 · King Sverker I “the Elder” Håkonsson of Sweden · King of Sweden · Founder of the Sverker Dynasty; ruled during a formative era of Swedish statehood and established a lasting royal lineage.
- c. 1120 · Princess Cecilie Sverkersdatter “Glug of Skåne” · Swedish Princess · Daughter of King Sverker I; her marriage into the Skåne nobility strengthened southern Swedish influence.
- 1130 · King Karl VII Sverkersson of Sweden · King of Sweden · Son of Sverker I; restored stability after civil conflict and continued the dynasty’s consolidation of royal authority.
- 1164 · King Sverker II Karlsson of Sweden · King of Sweden · Last major ruler of the Sverker line; his reign shaped the final phase of the dynasty before the rise of the Erik dynasty.
- 1165 · Queen Benedikta Ebbesdotter Hvide of Sweden · Queen of Sweden · Member of the powerful Danish Hvide clan; her marriage to King Sverker II united Danish and Swedish aristocratic power.
- c. 1290 · Princess Kristina Sophia Sverkersdotter · Swedish Princess · Later descendant of the Sverker line; preserved the legacy of one of Sweden’s most influential medieval dynasties.