Sweden in the "Book of All Kingdoms"

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Suevia/Svaeland

The 15th flag mentioned and illustrated in the Book of All Kingdoms [e9s50] is attributed to "Suevia" (Svaeland).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 November 2007

Gotlandia

The 16th flag mentioned and illustrated in the Book of All Kingdoms [e9s50] is attributed to "Gotlandia", horizontally stripped of purple and yellow (8 stripes).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 November 2007

Götia

The 17th flag mentioned and illustrated in the Book of All Kingdoms [e9s50] is attributed to "Götia" The flag is identical to the flag attributed to Suevia.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 November 2007

The Hakluyth Society translation, says little about Götia, except that it seems to be the place of origin of the Vikings, but appears to be a reference to the area between Kalmar and Stockholm.
Phil Nelson, 10 November 2007

Since Svear and Götar had been united in the Swedish monarchy for centuries by 1350 it is not surprising the same flag would be shown for both.

For a map of Svear, Götar, and Gotland, see http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/scandinavia/sw12c.gif. Ned Smith, 10 November 2007

You can also see the FOTW clickable map of traditional Swedish provinces. Nowadays, Götaland is considered to consist of the provinces of Västergötland, Östergötland, Dalsland, Bohuslän, Småland, Halland, Öland, Gotland, Blekinge and Scania. Gotland is thus a part of Götaland. Elias Granqvist, 20 December 2010