King of the Goths

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This article is about the medieval title. For the migration-era Goths, see
King of the Ostrogoths
.

The title of King of the Goths (

kings of Denmark
.

In the Swedish case, the reference is to Götaland (land of the Geats); in the Danish case, to the island of Gotland (land of the Gutes).

Migration period

Further information:
King of the Ostrogoths, King of the Geats, and King of the Wends

Jordanes' Getica has a number of legendary kings of the Goths predating the 4th century: Berig (the leader of the original Goths during their migration from Scandza to Oium), and Filimer son of Gadaric ("about the fifth since Berig"). A Gothic leader named Cniva is recorded for the Battle of Abritus of 250.

Attila the Hun styled himself "Attila, Descendant of the Great Nimrod. Nurtured in Engaddi. By the grace of God, King of the Huns, the Goths, the Danes, and the Medes. The Dread of the World".[1]

Swedish title

A papal letter from about 1100 is directed to two Swedish kings—

Westrogothia
, and had lost control over the rest of the country.

In a papal letter dated 5 September 1164, King Charles VII of Sweden (Karl Sverkersson) (c 1130–67; reigned 1161–1167) was addressed as rex Sweorum et Gothorum.

The first Swedish king to regularly use the title was King

Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden
in 1973, who was the first monarch officially proclaimed Sveriges Konung ("King of Sweden") and nothing else.

Danish title

Coat of arms representing the Danish monarchs' title as 'King of the Goths'. Today it is a common symbol of Jutland.[2]

The first Danish king to use the title was

Margrethe II
succeeded. She abandoned the use of all her predecessors' titles except her title as 'Denmark's Queen', which is the royal style today.

First documented 1449,[3] the arms of the Danish monarchs contained until 1972 a subcoat representing the title King of the Goths: on gold, a blue heraldic leopard above nine red heraldic hearts. Originally derived from the arms of the dukes of Halland which again was derived from the Danish arms. This symbol is consequently unrelated to Gotland's arms featuring the Agnus Dei, although the latter symbol was also formerly represented in the arms of Denmark.

References

  1. ASIN B000LF91OK
    .
  2. Forsvaret.dk
    . Retrieved 11 December 2021.
  3. ^ a b Svane, Erling: Det danske Rigsvåben og Kongevåben, Odense University Press, 1994, p. 172 (in Danish)

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Further reading

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