A Flatpack History of Sweden / Kingdöm

25/01/2025

It's time for a new episode tomorrow, where we look at the relationship between Johan and his son Sigismund. Things are about to change once Sigismund takes the throne of Poland...

19/01/2025

A new episode of Kingdöm is out today, where we're ranking Olof Skötkonung's other son, Emund the Old (or even Emund the Slimy!).

Here we can see the shocked reactions when Sweden's new Bishop turns up, only to discover there's someone pretending to be an archbishop already working with the King! Listen to find out how harshly we judge Emund for this event...

12/01/2025

Not only do we have a new episode out today, but we've also been enjoying some snow in the forest behind where we live!

Luckily we know where we're going, as even the signs are all covered up 😄❄️⛄️

11/01/2025

Get ready for a rumbunctious episode coming your way tomorrow! Of course, some Scots in the story end up causing havoc as they fight for Johan over in Estonia! 😄

Listen to find out more about the seemingly never ending conflict with Russia and Ivan the Terrible!

04/01/2025

Tomorrow, we'll release the second regular episode of Kingdöm, where we judge Olof Skötkonung's son, Anund Jakob!

It's snowed in Stockholm, so here's a picture of our local runestone, which comes from around the time of Anund! It looks even better in the snow ☃️

02/01/2025

Hello everyone! We've seen that the Olof Skötkonung episode of Kingdom that's published on the Flatpack feed doesn't work for some reason, so we'll publish it again in a few hours.

It's a good excuse to subscribe to the Kingdom feed instead, which is fine 😄 Just search for Kingdom: Swedish Rulers!

31/12/2024

We're riding into 2025 in style like a Swedish monarch! 🐴👑

Thank you for listening to us during the year or following us here, it really means a lot. Thank you also for your messages, comments or likes, they all make the page a fun and better place to be 😃

We hope you enjoy 2025 and don't forget to check out our new podcast Kingdöm which is out tomorrow, where we rank Olof Skötkonung! It'll even be in your regular Flatpack feed for now too, if you haven't found the new one (Just search Kingdom: Swedish Rulers).

29/12/2024

Today's episode is out now! It's going to be a good one.

Here you can get out a sneak preview of what Abbey Joe was up to 😄

28/12/2024

Tomorrow sees the release of our last episode of 2024 and it has a pretty funny title!

Listen to find out who Abbey Joe was and what he got up to, plus why people are concerned about a lake near Västervik...

27/12/2024

It's soon time to publish the first episode of our new podcast, Kingdom!

The episode about Olof Skötkonung is coming out on New Year's Day, and you can already subscribe to our feeds on Apple and Spotify!

🍏 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/kingdom-swedish-rulers/id1783392742

🟢 https://open.spotify.com/show/1iFlnZdOf1MidKcT1mMjWC?si=J7Fnbq3QR-yQ_F0Hh0910g

25/12/2024

Merry Christmas from Chris, on the real day to celebrate Christmas!

Being a Brit, the 25th is the real day and it is a turkey at the centre stage, not sill! (Although this year, we had lamb...)

24/12/2024

God jul 🎄☃️

Merry Christmas!

For Åsa, being a Swede, Christmas Eve is the main day of Christmas celebrations, with lots of food (yes, plenty of herring 🐟) and presents in the evening.

19/12/2024

Now that we've announced all of the categories for our new podcast Kingdom, we've updated our website too. So now you can check out all the categories and follow the scores as we go along, on that new page.

All that remains is to wait for the 1st of January for the very first episode to be released, where we will rank Sweden's first king, Olof Skötkonung!

Welcome to the page for our new podcast, where we are ranking all the Swedish Kings, Queens and Regents from Olof Skötkonung to Carl XVI Gustaf! The concept If you have heard of a “Rexypod& #8…

17/12/2024

It's our final category, the ultimate prize for which all the rulers will be fighting for: The Three Crowns! 👑👑👑

The symbol of Sweden and Swedish royalty, we'll see if the rulers have that extra special quality or life story that makes them worthy to sit in our exclusive club!

Even better is that the Kingdom feed should be going live with a short trailer tomorrow. We'll share that here once it is ready!

16/12/2024

It's time to reveal two bonus categories for Kingdom!

Seeing as the throne changes hands so often, if you win the throne by force or nefarious means, that means bonus points for you! Likewise, you lose points if the throne is taken from you.

And if you manage to cram in a bunch of stuff in a short period of time, more points for efficiency for you, in Action Packed!

15/12/2024

There's a new episode out today! Johan takes over as King but the council and parliament have different ideas about what "give the enemy cannonballs, gunpowder and arrows" means...

10/12/2024

Here are two new Kingdom categories for the price of one! Both smaller when it comes to points, but important when it comes to the life of a ruler.

I Rikets Tjänst is a Swedish phrase meaning "In service of the realm", used when giving out medals or other awards.