title: Svealand, Götaland and the Rise of the East-Slavic Kingdom - Response to Piotr Murzionak (Comparative Civilizations Review, No. 73 Fall 2015)
abstract: IntroductionThere are traditionally four lands of Sweden:* Scanialand (Skane, Land of the Seamans) is the southernmost land with provinces conquered by from Denmark in 1658.* Gotaland (Gothia, Land of the Gotar) is between Scanialand and Svealand. Traditionally the Goths are seen as having emigrated from Gothia.* Svealand (Svealand, Land of the Swedes) is the central core part of Sweden. It is named after the Svear (Swedes). After the Swedes had conquered the Gotar, has since the Middle Ages bee
journal: ScholarsArchive  (Brigham Young University)