Saint Erik
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Saint Erik, also called Eric IX or Erik Jedvardsson was King of Sweden from c. 1156 until his death in 1160. The Roman Martyrology of the Catholic Church names him as a saint memorialized on 18 May. H
One of the many images of Saint Erik in Stockholm as the city's symbolic patron.
Mediieval church portrait
Silver-gilt reliquary of Erik the Saint, Uppsala Cathedral
A closeup showing the artwork of the casket.
Knut Eriksson
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Knut Eriksson, also known as Canute I, was King of Sweden from 1173 until his death. He was a son of King Erik the Saint and Queen Christina, who was a granddaughter of the Swedish king Inge the Elder
Saint Erik
…the details of Erik's violent end seem to be corroborated by a scientific investigation of his bones (see below). Otherwise, a papal bull to his son Knut confirms that he was killed by unspecified enemies. The short chronicle in the Västgötalagen from c. 1250 says: "The twelfth was King Erik. He was too…
Knut Eriksson (Canute I) depicted at Old Dädesjö Church, c. 1290
Coin of King Knut Eriksson
The tomb of Knut Eriksson in Varnhem Abbey