Gutes
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The Gutes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting the island of Gotland. The ethnonym is related to that of the Goths (Gutans), and both names were originally Proto-Germanic *Gutaniz. Their language is called Gutnish (gutniska). They are one of the progenitor groups of modern Swedes, along with historical Swedes and Geats.
The Stora Hammars I stone
Axe of iron from Swedish Iron Age, found at Gotland
Clay pot from Swedish Iron Age, found on Gotland
North Germanic peoples
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North Germanic peoples, Nordic peoples and in a medieval context Norsemen, were a Germanic linguistic group originating from the Scandinavian Peninsula. They are identified by their cultural similarities, common ancestry and common use of the Proto-Norse language from around 200 AD, a language that around 800 AD became the Old Norse language, which in turn later became the North Germanic languages of today.
Depiction of ancient rituals at the Rock Carvings in Tanum, Nordic Bronze Age
Stone slab from The King's Grave in southern Sweden, Nordic Bronze Age, 1400 BC
The gilded side of the Trundholm Sun Chariot, Nordic Bronze Age
The Royal Mounds at Gamla Uppsala contains hundreds (originally thousands) of tumuli mainly from the Vendel and Viking period, but also with a few possible cairns dating back to the Nordic Bronze Age.