Swedes, Suiones, Sueones, Sweonas, Suehans, Svíar, Svear were an ancient
Germanic tribe in
Scandinavia. As the dominions of their kings grew, their land slowly evolved into the modern
Swedish nation. Since they are usually only referred to as Swedes in English, in addition to linguistic and editorial reasons, they will be referred to as Swedes in this article.
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