The middle ages are defined as ending in 1500, and the period 1250 to 1500 are regarded as the ‘late middle ages’. Records generally don’t exist for individuals prior to about 1500 so the first clues to our family heritage only start right at the end of the late middle ages period.
Sweden
The period around 1500 is known as the Kalmar Union 1397 to 1521 , where the three Kingdoms of Norway, Sweden and Denmark united under the one Monarch located in Sweden. At this time we know of a few branches of our family that lived in this period.
