Olof Skötkonung
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Olof Skötkonung, sometimes stylized as Olaf the Swede, was King of Sweden, son of Eric the Victorious and, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995. He is
Coin minted for King Olof in Sigtuna
Olof Skötkonung as imagined by Ansgar Almquist in the 1920s, statue at Stockholm City Hall.
The alleged Olaf Grave at Husaby Church
Eric the Victorious
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Eric the Victorious was King of Sweden as of around 970. Although there were earlier Swedish kings, he is the first Swedish king in a consecutive regnal succession, who is attested in sources independ
Olof Skötkonung
…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, according to Icelandic sources, Sigrid the Haughty. He succeeded his father in c. 995. He is the first Swedish ruler about whom there is substantial…
Eric praying to Odin before the Battle of Fýrisvellir, as envisioned by Twentieth century artist Jenny Nyström
Another example of King Eric in fantasy art, this published by Gustaf Henrik Mellin in 1850
In 1691 coin expert Elias Brenner published designs allegedly used by King Eric, but a minting of coins by Eric is unknown to modern scientists, and these attributions are considered inaccurate.
Swedish historians have suggested that the smaller tumuli at Old Uppsala probably include King Eric's grave.