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    Olof Skötkonung, (Old Norse: Óláfr skautkonungr; c. 980–1022) sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and...
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    rulers of Sweden and the Swedes who preceded Eric the Victorious and Olof Skötkonung, the earliest reliably attested Swedish kings. The stories of some...
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  • own unborn son to be co-ruler. This son ruled as the historical king Olof Skötkonung. Early Swedish History "Styrbjörn Starke". Nordisk familjebok. 1918...
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  • wife of Yaroslav the Wise. She was the daughter of the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung by his wife Estrid of the Obotrites. She is venerated as a saint in...
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    against a German army in 974. Sweyn built an alliance with Swedish king Olof Skötkonung and Eirik Hákonarson, Jarl of Lade, against Norwegian king Olaf Tryggvason...
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    recognized as such by the modern Swedish monarchy are Eric the Victorious, Olof Skötkonung, Anund Jacob and Emund the Old. The answer to the question regarding...
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    Sweden, wife of Eric the Victorious and by this marriage mother of Olof Skötkonung. To complicate the matter, Heimskringla and other sagas also have Sweyn...
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    consequently Sweden's list of rulers usually begins with him. His son Olof Skötkonung, however, is considered the first ruler documented to definitely have...
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    born on 25 July, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob, the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid. Being the second Christian king of the Swedish realm...
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    Through his aunt Sigrid the Haughty, he was the cousin of Swedish King Olof Skötkonung. He was married to Ingeborg Tryggvasdotter, daughter of Tryggve Olavsson...
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  • Olov (redirect from Olof)
    Swedish scientist Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022), king of Sweden 995–1022 Olov Svebilius, Archbishop of Uppsala, Sweden, 1681–1700 Olof Swartz (1760–1818)...
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  • Queen of Sweden in the Viking age, a West Slavic princess married to Olof Skötkonung, King of Sweden c. 1000–1022. She was the mother of King Anund Jacob...
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    Olaf II of Norway (redirect from St. Olof)
    Uppsala posing a possible threat to the royal House of Munsö under King Olof Skötkonung. The Earls of Hlaðir and the petty kings of Hringerike had been in...
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  • son of Yaroslav I the Wise by Ingegerd Olofsdotter, a daughter of Olof Skötkonung, the king of Sweden. In state affairs, he was assisted by the voivode...
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    bullion. Sweden’s native coinage began towards the 990s with the king Olof Skötkonung, issuing coins with his own image and title. The royal coinage was...
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    developed by the Christianization of Sweden in the 9th century. King Olof Skötkonung (ca. 970–1021) is considered the first Christian king of Sweden. In...
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  • the arrival of Estrid of the Obotrites (Estrid av obotriterna). King Olof Skötkonung married Estrid but also had Edla as his mistress. She became the mother...
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    prehistory and they are mentioned by Tacitus in his Germania, but Olof Skötkonung (995–1022) was the first ruler documented to have been accepted by...
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    toleration with Olof Skötkonung, the first Christian king of Sweden, who ascended to the throne in the 990s. Presumably Olof Skötkonung was not in a powerful...
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  • Håkonson and Sveinn Hákonarson fled for protection to the king of Sweden, Olof Skötkonung. A number of (textually related) sources also recount Earl Haakon's...
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    incident took place when Þorgnýr the Lawspeaker told the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung (c. 980–1022) that the people, not the king, held power in Sweden;...
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    information reported about him in different sources is scarce. Eric's son Olof Skötkonung was the first king to be baptized in Sweden and is credited with founding...
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    sets out on a mission to spread Christianity among the Prussians. Olof Skötkonung, king of Sweden, is baptized in Husaby (Västergötland) by missionary...
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    svarti, first half of the 11th century, a skald at the court of King Olof Skötkonung and King Olaf Haraldsson Valgarðr á Velli, mid-11th century, court...
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  • debated delimitation of the Swedish-Danish border. Emund was the son of Olof Skötkonung, the first Christian ruler of Sweden. His mother was a co-wife, Edla...
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    and Sigrid the Haughty, herself the daughter of Skagul Toste, making Olof Skötkonung, the son of Sigrid the Haughty and Eric the Victorious, Estrid's half-brother...
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    functioned as a judge. A famous incident took place circa 1018, when King Olof Skötkonung wanted to pursue the war against Norway against the will of the people...
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    Yaropolk Izyaslavich, Mstislav, Sviatopolk II Dynasty Rurik Father Yaroslav the Wise Mother Ingegerd Olofsdotter (a daughter of Olof Skötkonung) Seal...
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    Battle of Svolder Canute the Great Curmsun Disc Eric the Victorious Olof Skötkonung Heimskringla This list is not exhaustive: Jómsvíkinga saga Jómsvíkingadrápa...
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    minted in Denmark (curiously, coins stating that the Swedish king Olof Skötkonung was King of England have also been found in Sigtuna). Irish coinage...
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