Bjorn Eriksson, Sveakung

• Son of Erik Björnsson, King of the Swedes
• House of Munsö
• Reigned at Uppsala
• Preceded by Erik Refilsson
• Succeeded by Olof and/or Erik Anundsson
• Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow" from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was according to Hervarar saga a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarchy with his brother Anund Uppsale:
• Svea King. Son of Erik III. Stayed at Birka. Lived about 825- 840. Today there is a misinterpretation of Haugi (at the pile). He lived at his father's graveyard at the nobility church. The King who met Ansgar. Born II had indeed a mission to Emperor Ludwig the pious to ask for bold preachers. Married With a grandson's daughter to Ragnar Lodbrok
• Bjorn Eriksson, Sveakung Find A Grave Memorial

Children

• Olof Björnsson, Munsöätten,
• Erik the Victorious, married as her first husband, SIGRID "Storråda/the Haughty", daughter of "Skoglar" TOSTE & his wife ---. Snorre names Sigrid as daughter of "Skoglar" Toste and refers to her marriage to "the Swedish king, Eirik the Victorious" as her first husband, SIGRID "Storråda/the Haughty", daughter of "Skoglar" TOSTE & his wife ---. Snorre names Sigrid as daughter of "Skoglar" Toste and refers to her marriage to "the Swedish king, Eirik the Victorious"[29]. Saxo Grammaticus names "Syritha" as mother of "Erici filius Olavus"[30]. The Fagrskinna names Sigrid, mother of King Olof, as daughter of Skoglar-Tosta[31]. Morkinskinna names "Sigridr en stórráda" as mother of “the lady Ástrídr…sister of two kings, Knútr the Great and Óláfr the Swede” who married “Jarl Úlfr sprakaleggr”[32]. According to Snorre[33], she was a widow in 994. She married secondly ([1000]%29 Svend I "Tveskæg/Forkbeard" King of Denmark. Adam of Bremen records the marriage of Svend King of Denmark and "Herici relictam, matrem Olaph"[34]. If it is correct that Sigrid was the mother of Olav, it necessarily places her first marriage to King Erik before [985] at the latest, assuming that King Olof's daughter Ingigerd was born in [1000/03]
• Þórður knappur Bjarnarson, went to Iceland and landed at Haganæs. Thord landed above Stifla and on to Tungeå. He lived in Knapsted and was married to Æsa, daughter of Ljotolf Gode. Their son was named Haf and was married to Thurid, daughter of Thorkel of Goddale; their son was Thoraren, the father of Ofeig.

Björn at Haugi from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow"), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was according to Hervarar saga a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarchy with his brother Anund Uppsale:

“ The sons of Björn Ironside were Eric and Refil. The latter was a warrior-prince and sea-king. King Eric ruled the Swedish Realm after his father, and lived but a short time. Then Eric the son of Refil succeeded to the Kingdom. He was a great warrior and a very powerful King. The sons of Eric Björnsson were Önund of Upsala and King Björn. Then the Swedish Realm again came to be divided between brothers. They succeeded to the Kingdom on the death of Eric Refilsson. King Björn built a house called 'Barrow,' and he himself was called Björn of the Barrow. Bragi the poet was with him. King Önund had a son called Eric, and he succeeded to the throne at Upsala after his father . He was a mighty 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.[1] ”

This account dates king Björn to the first half of the 9th century, as his nephew Eric Anundsson was the contemporary of Harald Fairhair[2]. Landnámabók mentions a Swede named Þórðr knappr who was one of the first settlers in Iceland and whose father was called Björn at Haugi[2][3]. Moreover, Björn and his court skald Bragi the Old are mentioned also in Skáldatal, where a second court skald also is mentioned, Erpr lútandi[4][5].

A confirmation on the historicity of king Björn at Haugi is found in Rimbert's (d. 888) Vita Ansgarii, where he talks of a king Björn (rex Bern) and says on Ansgar's voyage in 827: "Tandem ad portum regni ipsorum, qui Byrca dicitur, pervenerunt, ubi benigne a rege, qui Bern vocabatur, suscepti sunt"[2]. This king Björn is generally considered to be the same as Björn at Haugi[2][6] and this as early as Langebek[2] who lived in the mid-18th century. Some scholars have called this Bern "king of Birca", but this has no foundation in Rimbert's writings, as Rimbert writes that Ansgar went ashore in Birca, which was in king Björn's kingdom[5]. During Ansgar's visits there was also a Swedish king Anund who had been exiled but returned with Danish help, and this Anoundus is the same as Björn's brother Önund[8], who is mentioned in Hervarar saga.

Sources

• Björn at Haugi, Semi-legendary Swedish King - https://peoplepill.com/people/bjoern-at-haugi/
• a b "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at Norrøne Tekster og Kvad. English translation by N. Kershaw: "The Saga of Hervör and Heithrek" in Stories and Ballads of the Far Past, translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese). Cambridge University Press, 1921.
• a b c d e Jónsson, Finnur. (1890). "Om skjaldepoesien og de ældste skjalde", in Kock, Axel (Ed.). Arkiv för nordisk filologi, sjätte bandet. Ny följd: andra bandet. C.W.K. Gleerups förlag, Lund. p. 144.
• The relevant page of Landnámabók in English translation at Northvegr.
• Skáldatal.
• a b Jónsson, Finnur. (1890). "Om skjaldepoesien og de ældste skjalde", in Kock, Axel (Ed.). Arkiv för nordisk filologi, sjätte bandet. Ny följd: andra bandet. C.W.K. Gleerups förlag, Lund. p. 143.
• The article Sweden in the Britannica of 1911.
• The article Anund in Nordisk familjebok (1904).
• a b Medieval Sourcebook: Rimbert: Life of Anskar, the Apostle of the North, 801-865, in translation by Charles. H. Robinson.
• Бьорн Эриксон (at Haugi) Translated to: Björn Eriksson på Håga av Munsöätten
• Björn at haugi ('Björn at the barrow' from the old norse word haugr meaning mound), björn på håga
• Berzättelser ur Swenska historien, Volume 1, By Carl Georg Starbaeck, Per Olaf Baeckstroem - https://books.google.com/books?id=u3AVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&d...

Links

• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_p%C3%A5_H%C3%A5ga (Björn på Håga)
• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Eriksson_%28sveakung%29 (King of Svear)
• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_J%C3%A4rnsidas_%C3%A4tt (Järnsida's ätt - Ironside lineage)
• https://peoplepill.com/people/bjoern-at-haugi/

Maybee these should be merged Björn på Håga, Sveakung if they are the same and the lineage is correct ? Se also Björn Ironside !

Björn på Håga, Sveakung

Björn II Eriksson "på Håga" av Munsöätten: Sveakonung. Son till Erik III. Bodde på Birka. Levde ca 825 - 840. "På Håga" är en feltolkning av "at Haugi" (vid högen). Han bodde nämligen vid sin fars gravhög vid Adelsö kyrka. Björn II hade sänt en beskickning till kejsar Ludvig den fromme för att utbe sig kristna förkunnare. Björn var troligen den sveakung som missionären Ansgar mötte, när han kom till Birka kring året 830. I Rimberts latinska text kallades han "Bern". Angående Vita Anskarii (eller Vita Ansgarii), så är det berättelsen om missionären Ansgars liv och gärningar som nedtecknades ett antal år efter hans död.
Vita Anskarii skrevs under perioden 865-876 av Rimbert, Ansgars efterträdare som ärkebiskop i Hamburg-Bremen. Rimbert har kunnat basera sin framställning på Ansgars egna uppgifter, samt på uppgifter från ögonvittnen som till exempel följeslagaren Witmar. Skildringen förmedlar många intryck från Ansgars vistelse i 800-talets Sverige.

Björn at Haugi from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow"), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was according to Hervarar saga a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarchy with his brother Anund Uppsale:

“ The sons of Björn Ironside were Eric and Refil. The latter was a warrior-prince and sea-king. King Eric ruled the Swedish Realm after his father, and lived but a short time. Then Eric the son of Refil succeeded to the Kingdom. He was a great warrior and a very powerful King. The sons of Eric Björnsson were Önund of Upsala and King Björn. Then the Swedish Realm again came to be divided between brothers. They succeeded to the Kingdom on the death of Eric Refilsson. King Björn built a house called 'Barrow,' and he himself was called Björn of the Barrow. Bragi the poet was with him. King Önund had a son called Eric, and he succeeded to the throne at Upsala after his father . He was a mighty 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.[1] ”

This account dates king Björn to the first half of the 9th century, as his nephew Eric Anundsson was the contemporary of Harald Fairhair[2]. Landnámabók mentions a Swede named Þórðr knappr who was one of the first settlers in Iceland and whose father was called Björn at Haugi[2][3]. Moreover, Björn and his court skald Bragi the Old are mentioned also in Skáldatal, where a second court skald also is mentioned, Erpr lútandi[4][5].

A confirmation on the historicity of king Björn at Haugi is found in Rimbert's (d. 888) Vita Ansgarii, where he talks of a king Björn (rex Bern) and says on Ansgar's voyage in 827: "Tandem ad portum regni ipsorum, qui Byrca dicitur, pervenerunt, ubi benigne a rege, qui Bern vocabatur, suscepti sunt"[2]. This king Björn is generally considered to be the same as Björn at Haugi[2][6] and this as early as Langebek[2] who lived in the mid-18th century. Some scholars have called this Bern "king of Birca", but this has no foundation in Rimbert's writings, as Rimbert writes that Ansgar went ashore in Birca, which was in king Björn's kingdom[5]. During Ansgar's visits there was also a Swedish king Anund who had been exiled but returned with Danish help[7][8], and this Anoundus is the same as Björn's brother Önund[8], who is mentioned in Hervarar saga[1].

Sources

• a b "Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks", Guðni Jónsson's and Bjarni Vilhjálmsson's edition at Norrøne Tekster og Kvad. English translation by N. Kershaw: "The Saga of Hervör and Heithrek" in Stories and Ballads of the Far Past, translated from the Norse (Icelandic and Faroese). Cambridge University Press, 1921.
• a b c d e Jónsson, Finnur. (1890). "Om skjaldepoesien og de ældste skjalde", in Kock, Axel (Ed.). Arkiv för nordisk filologi, sjätte bandet. Ny följd: andra bandet. C.W.K. Gleerups förlag, Lund. p. 144.
• The relevant page of Landnámabók in English translation at Northvegr.
• Skáldatal.
• a b Jónsson, Finnur. (1890). "Om skjaldepoesien og de ældste skjalde", in Kock, Axel (Ed.). Arkiv för nordisk filologi, sjätte bandet. Ny följd: andra bandet. C.W.K. Gleerups förlag, Lund. p. 143.
• The article Sweden in the Britannica of 1911.
• The article Anund in Nordisk familjebok (1904).
• a b Medieval Sourcebook: Rimbert: Life of Anskar, the Apostle of the North, 801-865, in translation by Charles. H. Robinson.
• Бьорн Эриксон (at Haugi) Translated to: Björn Eriksson på Håga av Munsöätten
• Björn at haugi ('Björn at the barrow' from the old norse word haugr meaning mound), björn på håga
• Berzättelser ur Swenska historien, Volume 1, By Carl Georg Starbaeck, Per Olaf Baeckstroem - https://books.google.com/books?id=u3AVAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA222&lpg=PA222&d...

Links

• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_p%C3%A5_H%C3%A5ga (Björn på Håga)
• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_Eriksson_%28sveakung%29 (King of Svear)
• http://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rn_J%C3%A4rnsidas_%C3%A4tt (Järnsida's ätt - Ironside lineage)

Maybee these should be merged Björn på Håga, Sveakung if they are the same and the lineage is correct ? Se also Björn Ironside !