because they knew that Beowulf would gain glory by fighting this battle
One of Sweden's three lands, Götaland, has ten provinces. Geographically speaking, it is situated in the southern region of Sweden, bordered to the north by Svealand and the thick forests of Tiveden, Tylöskog, and .
The people of the small kingdoms that originally made up Götaland were known as Gautar in Old Norse. The word, however, mostly refers to the inhabitants of contemporary Västergötland. It is generally accepted that these were the same as the Geats, the inhabitants of England's national epic, Beowulf, who were the protagonist.
When some districts of Götaland eventually merged politically with those of Svealand, the present state of Sweden began to take shape.
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