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=== House of Stenkil (1060–1125/1130) === {{Main|House of Stenkil}} {{legend|#cfffde|Stenkil dynasty}} {{legend|#FFE5C3|Munsö dynasty}} {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:100%;" |+ ! width="5%" |Portrait ! width="21%" |Name ! width="24%" |Reign ! width="14%" |Succession ! width="12%" |Marriage(s) ! width="21%" |Life details |- | | style="background-color: #cfffde" |'''[[Stenkil]]'''<br /><small>''Stenkil Ragnvaldsson''</small> |c. 1060 – 1066<br><small>(c. 6 years)</small> |Possibly son-in-law of Emund{{Efn|Stenkil is traditionally held to have married "[[Ingamoder]]", a daughter of Emund the Old, but sources are too scanty to confidently establish whether this took place. He was also connected to the Munsö dynasty through his father [[Ragnvald Ulfsson]] being the nephew of [[Sigrid the Haughty]], mother of Olof Skötkonung.{{sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}}} | style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |"[[Ingamoder]]" (?)<br />(at least 2 children) |Died c. 1066<hr />{{Sfn|Lindkvist|2003|p=224}}{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |- | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" | | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |[[Eric and Eric|'''Eric''' and '''Eric''']]{{Efn|name=EricAndCharles|}}<br /><small>''Erik och Erik''</small><br><small>('''historicity disputed''')</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1066 (?)<br><small>(briefly)</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Recorded in only one source{{Efn|name=er|Eric and Eric are recorded only by [[Adam of Bremen]] and are not included in any of the known medieval king lists on Swedish rulers, neither native Swedish lists nor Icelandic sources.{{sfn|Sävborg|2015|p=207}} Liljegren (2004) highlights their dubious history by describing them as "the most anonymous royal figures in Sweden's history" and further states that the period immediately after Stenkil appears to have lacked any real king, with "magnates [standing against] magnates".{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=17}}}} as two pretenders who fought each other after Stenkil's death. | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Nothing known{{Efn|Older tradition describes one of the Erics as a son of Stenkil ("Eric Stenkilsson") and the other as the pagan son of a daughter of Eric the Victorious ("Eric the Heathen"), though these assumptions cannot be substantiated by the historical record.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953a}}}} |- | | style="background-color: #cfffde" |'''[[Halsten]]'''<br><small>''Halsten Stenkilsson''</small> |c. 1066 – 1068{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}}<br><small>(c. 2 years)</small> |Son of Stenkil |Unknown queen<br />(at least 2 children) |Few life details known. Deposed c. 1068. Possibly later returned to rule as co-ruler with his (likely younger) brother Inge I.<ref name="Ingenordisk">[https://runeberg.org/nfbl/0346.html The article ''Inge'' in ''Nordisk familjebok'' (1910).]</ref>{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}} |- | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" | | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |'''[[Anund from Russia|Anund]]''' "from Russia"<br><small>''Anund Gårdske''<br>('''historicity disputed''')</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1068 – 1076{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}} (?)<br><small>(c. 8 years)</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Recorded in only one source{{Efn|Anund Gårdske is recorded only by [[Adam of Bremen]] and is not included in any of the known medieval king lists on Swedish rulers, neither native Swedish lists nor Icelandic sources.{{sfn|Sävborg|2015|p=207}}}} as elected king after Halsten's deposition | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known; said to have come from [[Kievan Rus']]. Deposed c. 1076.<ref name="Nationalanund">The article ''Anund'' in ''[[Nationalencyklopedin]]''.</ref>{{Sfn|Nyberg|2018|loc=Chapter 6}} |- |[[File:Hovgarden runsten 2008a.JPG|80px]]<!-- Runestone mentioning a King Håkan, thought to refer to Håkan the Red --> | style="background-color: #FFE5C3" |'''[[Håkan the Red|Håkan]]'''<br>"the Red"<br><small>''Håkan Röde''</small> |1070s (?) |Possibly great-grandson of Eric the Victorious{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953e}} |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' |Few life details known. Different sources place Håkan either as the predecessor of Stenkil or Inge.{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953e}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}} |- |[[File:Ingold the Elder grave drawing.jpg|80px]] | style="background-color: #cfffde" |[[Inge the Elder|'''Inge''']]<br>"the Elder"<br><small>''Inge den äldre''</small> |c. 1078 – 1112<br><small>(c. 34 years)</small> |Son of Stenkil. Seized power, either from Anund or Håkan. |[[Helena (wife of Inge the Elder)|Helena]]<br />(4 children) |Died c. 1112<hr />Ended the period of anarchy begun after Stenkil's death. Maybe deposed c. 1081–1083 before regaining the throne.<ref name="Ingenordisk" />{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}} |- | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" | | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |'''[[Blot-Sweyn|Sweyn]]''' ("Blot-Sweyn")<br><small>''Blot-Sven''<br>('''historicity disputed''')</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1081 – 1083<br><small>(c. 2 years)</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Possibly son-in-law of Stenkil. Said to have usurped the throne. | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor source material.{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=79, 91}} Either deposed or succeeded by his son.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=79, 91}}{{Sfn|Adolfsson|2010}} |- | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" | | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |'''[[Erik Årsäll|Eric (VIII)]]'''{{Efn|name=EricAndCharles}}<br>"Årsäll"<br><small>''Erik Årsäll''<br>('''historicity disputed''')</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |c. 1083 (?)<br><small>(briefly)</small> | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Possibly son of Sweyn, who some sources record him as succeeding | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' | style="background-color: #e6e6e6" |Few life details known. Historicity disputed on account of poor and contradictory sources.{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=61, 62}} Deposed by Inge if historical.{{Sfn|Adolfsson|2010}}{{Sfn|Sävborg|2017|pp=61, 62}} |- | | style="background-color: #cfffde" |'''[[Philip of Sweden|Philip]]'''<br><small>''Filip Halstensson''</small> |c. 1100 – 1118{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}}<br><small>(c. 18 years)</small> |Son of Halsten. Appears to have begun his reign as a co-ruler with Inge the Elder. |[[Ingegerd of Norway]]<br />(childless) |Died 1118<hr />{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}} |- |<!--Do not add in the coat of arms from his tomb, which was made in the 16th century (i.e. non-contemporary)--> | style="background-color: #cfffde" |'''[[Inge the Younger|Inge]]'''<br>"the Younger"<br><small>''Inge (den yngre) Halstensson''</small> |c. 1118{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953b}} – 1125{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=27}}/1130{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}<br><small>(c. 7–12 years)</small> |Son of Halsten. Possibly initially co-ruler with Philip. |[[Ulvhild Håkansdotter]]<br />(childless) |Died c. 1130{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}<hr />Likely the last male-line member of Stenkil's dynasty.{{Sfn|Williamson|1988|p=122}}{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953c}} |- | |'''[[Ragnvald Knaphövde|Ragnvald]]'''<br>"Knaphövde" |1120s/1130s (?){{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}}<br><small>(briefly?)</small> |No known connection to previous kings. Recorded in ''[[Västgötalagen]]'' as the successor of Inge II and predecessor of Sverker I. |''<small>Nothing recorded</small>'' |Few life details known{{sfn|Sture Bolin|1953d}}{{sfn|Liljegren|2004|p=28}} |}
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