Stenkil
Sign in to savethumb|Windows created by Stenkil's dynasty in Vreta Abbey. Stenkil (Old Norse: Steinkell; died 1066) was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066. He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil. He is praised as a devout Christian, but with an accommodating stance towards the old Pagan religion. His brief reign saw an armed conflict with Norway.
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Key facts
- Royalty.name
- Stenkil
- Royalty.succession
- King of Sweden
- Royalty.reign
- c. 1060–1066
- Royalty.predecessor
- Emund the Old
- Royalty.successor
- Eric and Eric
- Royalty.house
- Stenkil
- Royalty.spouse
- Daughter of Emund the Old
- Royalty.issue
- Halsten Stenkilsson Håkan the Red (?) Inge the Elder
- Royalty.father
- Ragnvald the Old
- Royalty.birth_place
- Västergötland, Sweden
- Royalty.death_date
- 1066
- Royalty.death_place
- Svitjod, Sweden
- Royalty.religion
Article
6 sectionsContents
- Family background
- Support for the Bremen mission
- The war with Harald Hardrada
- Death and burial
- Family
- Notes and references
thumb|Windows created by Stenkil's dynasty in Vreta Abbey. Stenkil (Old Norse: Steinkell; died 1066) was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066. He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil. He is praised as a devout Christian, but with an accommodating stance towards the old Pagan religion. His brief reign saw an armed conflict with Norway.
==Family background==