The Svear, a North Germanic tribe centered on Uppland around (Old) Uppsala, distinct from the Geats to the south; first sharing a ruler with the Geats around 1000 CE, a process regarded by some historians as the birth of the Swedish kingdom.
Gradually united with the neighboring Götar (Geats) into the Kingdom of Sweden; full political unification not complete until the 13th century.
The atlas holds 2 border frames for Swedes (tribe) — the shape you scrub through changes in 500 · 600.
Covers the Svear/Geats distinction and the slow consolidation of Sweden.