Sverker the Younger
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Sverker the Younger, also known as Sverker II or Sverker Karlsson, was King of Sweden from 1195 or 1196 to 1208 when he was defeated in the Battle of Lena by Erik Knutsson. Sverker died in the 1210 Ba
Coin of King Sverker, c. 1200
Erik Knutsson
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Erik Knutsson, sometimes known as Eric X, was King of Sweden between 1208 and 1216. Also known as Erik the Survivor, he was, at his accession to the throne, the only remaining son of King Knut Eriksso
Sverker the Younger
…July 1210), also known as Sverker II or Sverker Karlsson, was King of Sweden from 1195 or 1196 to 1208 when he was defeated in the Battle of Lena by Erik Knutsson. Sverker died in the 1210 Battle of Gestilren where his forces battled those of King Erik Knutsson. Sverker was a son of King Karl Sverkersson of Sweden…
Coin of King Erik c. 1210
Image of king Erik from a 16th-century tombstone.
King Erik's tomb in Varnhem Abbey