Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn

Birth Name Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn 1a
Also Known As Eriksson, Bjorn 1b
Also Known As Eriksson, King Bjorn of Sweden 1c
Also Known As Eriksson, King Bjorn of Sweden 1d
Gramps ID I4603
Gender male
Age at Death 83 years

Events

Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Birth [E11083] 867 Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden  
1e
Death [E11084] 950 Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden  
1f
Birth [E11085] 867 Uppsala, Sweden  
1g 1h 1i
Death [E11086] 950 Uppsala, Sweden  
1j 1k 1l

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Edmundsson, *King Erik “The Victorious” of Sweden [I4608]849900
Mother *UNK [I4609]854867
         Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn [I4603] 867 950

Families

    Family of Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn and *UNK [F1581]
Married Wife *UNK [I4604] ( * + ... )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E21088] UNKNOWN    
 
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bjornsson, *Olof King of Sweden [I4586]885964
    Family of Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn and *UNK [F1573]
Married Wife *UNK [I4588] ( * 872 + UNKNOWN )
   
Event Date Place Description Notes Sources
Marriage [E21082] UNKNOWN Sweden  
1m
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Bjornsson, *Olof King of Sweden [I4586]885964

Narrative

BJORN ERIKSSON III, KING OF SWEDEN
Björn (ruled 882-932[1]) was the father of Olof (II) Björnsson and Eric the Victorious, and he was the grandfather of Styrbjörn the Strong, according to the Hervarar saga and Harald Fairhair's saga. According to the two sagas, he was the son of an Erik who fought Harald Fairhair and who succeeded the brothers Björn at Hauge and Anund Uppsale: King Önund had a son called Eric, and he succeeded to the throne at Upsala after his father. He was a rich King. In his days Harold the Fair-haired made himself King of Norway. He was the first to unite the whole of that country under his sway. Eric at Upsala had a son called Björn, who came to the throne after his father and ruled for a long time. The sons of Björn, Eric the Victorious, and Olaf succeeded to the kingdom after their father. Olaf was the father of Styrbjörn the Strong.(Hervarar saga)[2] The latter saga relates that he ruled for 50 years: There were disturbances also up in Gautland as long as King Eirik Eymundson lived; but he died when King Harald Harfager had been ten years king of all Norway. After Eirik, his son Bjorn was king of Svithjod for fifty years. He was father of Eirik the Victorious, and of Olaf the father of Styrbjorn. (Harald Fairhair's saga)[3] In Olaf the Holy's saga, Snorri Sturluson quotes Thorgny Lawspeaker on king Björn: My father, again, was a long time with King Bjorn, and was well acquainted with his ways and manners. In Bjorn's lifetime his kingdom stood in great power, and no kind of want was felt, and he was gay and sociable with his friends. (Saga of Olaf Haraldsson)[4] When Björn died, Olof and Eric were elected to be co-rulers of Sweden. However, Eric would disinherit his nephew Styrbjörn. Adam of Bremen, however, only gives Emund Eriksson as the predecessor of Eric the Victorious. Since the Swedes seem to have had a system of co-rulership (Diarchy), it is probable that Emund Eriksson was a co-ruler of Björn's.

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Pedigree

  1. Edmundsson, *King Erik “The Victorious” of Sweden [I4608]
    1. *UNK [I4609]
      1. Eriksson, *King of Sweden Bjorn
        1. *UNK [I4604]
          1. Bjornsson, *Olof King of Sweden [I4586]
        2. *UNK [I4588]
          1. Bjornsson, *Olof King of Sweden [I4586]

Ancestors

Source References

  1. Ancestry.com: Public Member Trees [S0075]
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        Record for King Erik "The Victorious" of Sweden Edmundsson

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