Ancient Finns

Real History of Finland
The Arab historian and scientist, Al Idrisi tells that the King of Finland has possessions in Norway. According to a Swedish chronicle, Karelians conquer the Swedish capital and destroy it. The Danish historian, Saxo Grammaticus, tells about Finnish kings. The Icelandic bishop, poet, and historian, Snorri Sturluson, writes The Ynglinga Saga, in which marriages and wars of Finnish and Swedish royal families are mentioned. The introduction to the Orkneyinga Saga, Fundinn Noregr, relates about the kings of Finland and Kvenland and their conquest of Norway. According to the saga, the ruling families of Sweden, Norway, the Orkney Islands, Normandy, and England descend from the aforementioned Finnish kings. The Eric Chronicle is concocted, i. e. the tale recognized by present school history about "crusades" to Finland. The Lübeck town chronicle mentions how Birger Jarl annexed Finland to the Swedish empire. The constable of the Swedish "Eastern land," meaning Finland and Karelia, is given the right to partake in the royal election. Finland becomes a plenipotentiary part of the Svea empire. An influential farmer of Vesilahti, named David, declares himself King of Finland and begins to lead a dangerous peasant revolt. The revolt is defeated. Michael Agricola writes an introduction to his translation of the New Testament, including a fictitious story about "crusades" to Finland. A history written by Johannes Magnus, expelled from Sweden being a Catholic, is published in Rome. In the book, Finland is represented as an ancient kingdom. The famous "History of Nordic Peoples" by Olaus Magnus is published. Finland is mentioned as an old kingdom. Finnish nobility and castle commanders fight on the side of King Sigismund against Duke Charles in the Swedish Civil War--e. g. a campaign to Upland and Stockholm. After the victory of Charles, hard times begin for the Finnish nobility and clergy. The beginning of intentional and persistent Swedification. For political reasons, the historian Johannes Messenius serves time as prisoner at the Kajaani castle where he writes his history. Finland is noted as an ancient kingdom. Michael Wexionius represents Finland as an ancient kingdom in his history. "Finnish Chronicle by Anonymous" enlists the ancient Finnish kings. "Old and New Turku" by Daniel Juslenius, in which Finland is presented as an ancient kingdom. "Scondia Illustrata" by Johannes Messenius is printed. Finnish kings are dealt with in depth. A Chronicle of Finland by an anonymous author appears in a publication called "Schwedische Bibliothek." A political move by Empress Elizabeth, a manifest on the independence of Finland, causes commotion: Finland, occupied by Russians because of "The War of the Hats," serves as the location for a Diet in Turku in order to elect a king for Finland. The elected king is Peter III, the later Czar, the then heir apparent. The Russians withdraw from the project and peace is concluded with Sweden in 1743. The historian, Tatishchev, relates about Finnish kings in his "Russian Chronicle." "Svea Rikes Historia" by Sven Bring appears. In it, Finland is still an ancient kingdom. New editions are printed in 1778, 1784, and 1790. The Norwegian Gerhard Schöning criticizes the historians' view on the Finnish kings in his work "Allgemeine Nordische Geschichte." The Swedish Johan Ihre opposes vehemently the view on the Finnish kings. Ihre does know the sagas but claims them to be fictitious balderdash. As for the ancient SWEDISH kings, he does NOT question the saga sources, nor do his successors. Billmark publishes "Finnish Chronicle in Rhymes" by J. Messenius which tells about Finnish kings as mentioned above. The Russian empress, Catherine the Great, publishes an article about Russian history in which she considers Rurik, regarded as founder of Russia, to be a Finnish prince. The work is published in German in 1786. Henrik Gabriel Porthan publishes the "Finnish Bishops' Chronicle" by Paul Juusten with a commentary. Porthan denies the existence of our own rulers and any independent government in Finland before the coming of the Swedes. Porthan's proofs are unfounded. For example, he claims that there could not have been kings in Finland since there were no "castle mountains" either. These attacks become understandable when one considers the fact that at the same time, Sprengtporten suggested in Russia a plan about an independent Finland. "Mythologia Fennica" by Christfrid Ganander. Finland is represented as an ancient kingdom. Billmark, professor of history, denies the existence of Finnish kings. The ancient state formations of the Finns and their rulers are still carefully concealed in the common newspaper and school level education, as part of obscuring the Finnish identity. Since the 1970's, the situation has still deteriorated.
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