Plaque in Linköping Cathedral naming a King Bern/Björn III as the founder in 813 [sic]; the year is too early, and this may refer to this king or to Björn at Haugi or a strictly legendary character
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]
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, around 970. His account is generally considered more reliable than the Icelandic sagas, and as such Björn Eriksson may be an entirely fictional figure.[5]
björn, eriksson, swedish, civil, servant, civil, servant, björn, traditionally, ruled, according, hervarar, saga, harald, fairhair, saga, father, olof, björnsson, eric, victorious, also, grandfather, styrbjörn, strong, according, sagas, erik, fought, harald, f. For the Swedish civil servant see Bjorn Eriksson civil servant Bjorn traditionally ruled 882 932 1 according to the Hervarar saga and Harald Fairhair s saga was the father of Olof II Bjornsson and Eric the Victorious also a grandfather of Styrbjorn the Strong According to the two sagas he was the son of an Erik who fought Harald Fairhair and who succeeded the brothers Bjorn at Hauge and Anund Uppsale Bjorn ErikssonLegendary king of SwedenReign882 932 traditionally HouseHouse of MunsoReligionNorse PaganismPlaque in Linkoping Cathedral naming a King Bern Bjorn III as the founder in 813 sic the year is too early and this may refer to this king or to Bjorn at Haugi or a strictly legendary character King Onund 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 Bjorn who came to the throne after his father and ruled for a long time The sons of Bjorn Eric the Victorious and Olaf succeeded to the kingdom after their father Olaf was the father of Styrbjorn 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 Bjorn 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 Bjorn died Olof and Eric were elected to be co rulers of Sweden However Eric would disinherit his nephew Styrbjorn Adam of Bremen however only gives Emund Eriksson as the predecessor of Eric the Victorious around 970 His account is generally considered more reliable than the Icelandic sagas and as such Bjorn Eriksson may be an entirely fictional figure 5 See also editEarly Swedish History House of Munso List of legendary kings of SwedenReferences edit The article Bjorn in Nordisk familjebok N Kershaw s English translation of the Hervarar saga Archived 2006 12 27 at the Wayback Machine S Laing s English translation of Harald Fairhair s saga S Laing s English translation of the Saga of Olaf Haraldsson Adam av Bremen 1984 Historien om Hamburgstiftet och dess biskopar Stockholm Proprius p 81 Book II Chapter 25 Bjorn ErikssonHouse of MunsoRegnal titlesPreceded byErik Anundsson Legendary king of Sweden Succeeded byEric the Victorious historical Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bjorn Eriksson amp oldid 1191854621, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
