Several hypotheses have been advanced regarding Helena's or Maer's ancestry. Blot-Sweyn has tentatively been identified with a Sweyn known from Ingvar Vittfarne's Saga (14th century).
A number of speculations have emerged regarding the origins of Helena or Maer, with Blot-Sweyn being tentatively associated with a Sweyn documented in Ingvar Vittfarne's Saga from the 14th century.