The Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus is a posthumously published, partly pseudo-historical work by Johannes Magnus, Sweden's last Catholic archbishop. In 1554, it was published in Latin
Frontispiece of the 1558 edition of the Historia, published in Basel.
Woodcut by Petter Lorens Hoffbro from ca. 1750 illustrating many of the monarchs appearing in the Historia, as well as all subsequent monarchs from Gustav I up to Gustav III.
Magog (Bible)
Videos
Magog is the second of the seven sons of Japheth mentioned in the Table of Nations in Genesis 10.
Historia de omnibus Gothorum Sueonumque regibus
…been dedicated, since it extolled the glorious past of the Swedish kingdom. In particular, the sons used the (fictitious) king-list which began with Magog, grandson of Noah. As a consequence, Eric XIV and Charles IX adopted much higher regnal numbers than warranted by the historical sources. A Swedish…
The Monster of Gog and Magog, Muhammad ibn Muhammad Shakir Ruzmah-'i Nathani