
Medieval Kven rulers of Europe
Based on the medieval sources below, the ruling families of England, Ireland, Normandy, Norway, the Orkney Islands, Russia, Scotland and Sweden - among others - descended from the kings of Kvenland and Finland.
In 320 AD (c.), Nór, a royal Kven descendant of King Fornjót, establishes Norway, based on the information given in the 1230 AD Orkneyinga saga and the 1387 AD Hversu Noregr byggðist ('How Norway was settled'). The royal lineages sprung from him and his brother Gór are discussed in these and other medieval sources.

In 1220 AD (c.), in the Skáldskaparmál section of Edda, Snorri Sturluson discusses King Halfdan the Old, Nór's (Kven King Fornjót's descendant) great-grandson and his nine sons who are the forefathers of various royal lineages, including "... Yngvi, from whom the Ynglings are descended".
In 1230 AD, the introduction to the Orkneyinga Saga - a. k. a. Fundinn Noregr ('Foundation of Norway') - provides information about Fornjót, the "King of Finland and Kvenland" and the conquest of Norway by his descendant, Nór. The saga also provides details on the royal descendants of Gór, Nór's brother.
Based on the information given in this saga, the ruling families of Sweden, Norway, the Orkney Islands, Normandy and England descend from these Finnish and Kven kings.

In 862 AD (c.), Prince Rurik founds Russia, according to the Primary Chronicle (1113 AD). Based on medieval sources, Rurik was from the modern-day area of Stockholm, a part of the historical Kvenland. Recent DNA studies confirm Rurik to have been Finnic.

Why are historians trying to hide all these facts and portray Finland as an undeveloped country which was uncivilized before Sweden came and conquered it? Why are Swedes so ungrateful?
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