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Then it is simply wrong. The only possible candidate which I can think of is the bronze age man inside Hågahögen close to Uppsala. Perhaps he was remembered as a family founder for a long time. But not yet any DNA from him what I know of.

And what is your comment on this "reliable" fact? Where did they find the remains of this mythological king?

The Heruli "returned" to Scandinavia in 510, according to written Roman sources. As they were closely connected to both the Goths and the Huns on the continent, they may have been carrying the haplogroup Q in their group.

The main explanation for Celtic genes in Norway is probably through slaves. Big deal, as viking raids would focus on easier non-warriors as slave material, rather than warriors. Something that the OP has (deliberately?) forgotten to think about. However, in the Heimskringla one can read about...