Quote Originally Posted by Beskar View Post
Oh no, he is serious.

He can trace back his linage to some 600 hundred minor Jarl who lived near Västervik on his fathers side, he however has a decidedly Roman name and English upbringing so does not conform to his own definition of Swedish, but proudly says about his heritage.
Close, it was around 900-1,000 AD his name was Tord - he built the first Church in the region.

The joke was that I do have a Swedish name - Wallinder - and my father is Swedish by nationality and I'm roughly 25% Swedish by blood.

However, I would not claim to be Swedish.