The actual story in Beowulf, however, is that the Geatish king helps a Swede to gain the throne. |
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Surprisingly, it would be the Geatish name that became the common term in the Swedish kingdom. |
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The Geatish Society, of which Geijer was a member, popularized this ideal to a great extent. |
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The Geatish Society, of which Geijer was a member, popularised this myth to a great extent. |
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The fact that some sources are silent about the Geats indicates that any independent Geatish kingdom no longer existed in the 9th century. |
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The poem may have been brought to England by people of Geatish origins. |
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In it, the Geatish king Hygelac is killed while raiding Frisia. |
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