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Birger Jarl

Index Birger Jarl

(c. 121021 October 1266), or Birger Magnusson, was a Swedish statesman, Jarl of Sweden and a member of the House of Bjelbo, who played a pivotal role in the consolidation of Sweden. [1]

74 relations: Abel, King of Denmark, Adela of Flanders, Albert Bonniers förlag, Alexander Nevsky, Östergötland, Battle of Gestilren, Battle of Sparrsätra, Battle of the Neva, Benedict, Duke of Finland, Bengt Erland Fogelberg, Bengt Snivil, Birger Brosa, Birger Jarls torg, Birger Jarls torn, Birger Jarlsgatan, Bjälbo, Canute II of Sweden, Canute IV of Denmark, Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, Cenotaph, Circa, Consolidation of Sweden, Coronet, Eric Birgersson, Eric Chronicles, Eric XI of Sweden, Finland, Folke the Fat, Folkung, Gästrikland, Götaland, Gregers Birgersson, Haakon IV of Norway, Haakon the Young, Henry I of Werle, Holmger Knutsson, House of Bjelbo, House of Sverker, Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo, Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden, Ingrid Ylva, John I, Duke of Saxony, Latin, Lübeck, Leidang, Magnus III of Sweden, Magnus Minniskiöld, Matilda of Holstein, Mälaren, Norrmalm, ..., Novgorod Republic, Olaus Petri, Ordfront, Over-Governor of Stockholm, Riddarholm Church, Riddarholmen, Rikissa Birgersdotter, Second Swedish Crusade, Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst, Society for Creative Anachronism, Stockholm, Stockholm City Hall, Sune Sik, Sverker I of Sweden, Sweden, Swedish jarls, Swedish–Novgorodian Wars, Treaty of Lödöse, Ulf Fase, Valdemar, King of Sweden, Varnhem Abbey, Västergötland, Viking Age, William of Modena. Expand index (24 more) »

Abel, King of Denmark

Abel of Denmark (1218 – 29 June 1252) was Duke of Schleswig from 1232 to 1252 and King of Denmark from 1250 until his death in 1252.

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Adela of Flanders

Adela of Flanders (c. 1064 – April 1115), was Queen consort of Denmark by marriage to King Canute IV and Duchess consort of Apulia by marriage to Duke Roger Borsa, and then minor regent of Apulia from 1111 to 1115 as mother and guardian of Duke William II.

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Albert Bonniers förlag

Albert Bonniers Förlag is a Swedish publishing company founded in 1837.

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Alexander Nevsky

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Östergötland

Östergötland (English exonym: East Gothland) is one of the traditional provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish) in the south of Sweden.

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Battle of Gestilren

The Battle of Gestilren took place on July 17, 1210.

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Battle of Sparrsätra

The Battle of Sparrsätra, fought between the forces of King Eric XI of Sweden and rebels led by Holmger Knutsson, took place in 1247 near Enköping in Sweden.

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Battle of the Neva

The Battle of the Neva (Невская битва, Nevskaya bitva, slaget vid Neva, Finnish: Nevan taistelu) was fought between the Novgorod Republic and Karelians against Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Tavastian armies on the Neva River, near the settlement of Ust-Izhora, on 15 July 1240.

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Benedict, Duke of Finland

Bishop Benedict, Duke of Finland (Bengt Birgersson; Bengt Birgerinpoika; 1254 - 25 May 1291) was a Swedish prelate bishop and duke.

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Bengt Erland Fogelberg

Bengt Erland Fogelberg (also Benedict Fogelberg), (8 August 178622 December 1854) was a Swedish sculptor.

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Bengt Snivil

Bengt Snivil (also known as Bengt Snivel) from the House of Bjelbo was a Swedish magnate in mid-12th century.

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Birger Brosa

Birger Brosa (Old Norse: Birgir Brósa where Brósa means "smiling"), jarl of Sweden 1174–1202, d. 9 January 1202 on Visingsö, was a son of Bengt Snivil and a member of the powerful House of Bjälbo.

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Birger Jarls torg

Birger Jarls torg is a public square on Riddarholmen in Gamla stan, the old town in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Birger Jarls torn

Birger Jarls torn (Swedish for Birger Jarl's Tower) is a defensive tower on the northwest corner of Riddarholmen, an islet in Gamla Stan, the old town of Stockholm.

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Birger Jarlsgatan

Birger Jarlsgatan is one of the longest streets in central Stockholm, Sweden.

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Bjälbo

Bjälbo is a small village in Mjölby Municipality, Östergötland, Sweden.

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Canute II of Sweden

Canute II the Tall (Knut Långe till Sko; Knut Holmgersson), was King of Sweden from 1229 until his death in 1234.

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Canute IV of Denmark

Canute IV (– 10 July 1086), later known as Canute the Holy (Knud IV den Hellige) or Saint Canute (Sankt Knud), was King of Denmark from 1080 until 1086.

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Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo

Catherine Birgersdotter of Bjelbo (fl. 1245 - 1289), was a Princess consort of Anhalt, married to Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst.

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Cenotaph

A cenotaph is an empty tomb or a monument erected in honour of a person or group of people whose remains are elsewhere.

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Circa

Circa, usually abbreviated c., ca. or ca (also circ. or cca.), means "approximately" in several European languages (and as a loanword in English), usually in reference to a date.

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Consolidation of Sweden

The consolidation of Sweden involved an extensive process during which the loosely organized social system consolidated under the power of the king.

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Coronet

In English, a coronet is a small crown consisting of ornaments fixed on a metal ring.

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Eric Birgersson

Duke Erik Birgersson (c. 1250 – 17 December 1275) was a Swedish duke.

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Eric Chronicles

The Eric Chronicle (Swedish: Erikskrönikan) is the oldest surviving Swedish chronicle.

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Eric XI of Sweden

Eric "XI" the Lisp and Lame Swedish: Erik Eriksson or Erik läspe och halte; Old Norse: Eiríkr Eiríksson (1216 – February 2, 1250) was king of Sweden in 1222–1229 and 1234–1250.

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Finland

Finland (Suomi; Finland), officially the Republic of Finland is a country in Northern Europe bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Norway to the north, Sweden to the northwest, and Russia to the east.

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Folke the Fat

Folke the Fat (Folke den tjocke), according to Gesta Danorum by the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, was the most powerful man in Sweden around 1100.

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Folkung

In modern Swedish, Folkung has two meanings, which appear to be opposites.

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Gästrikland

is a historical province or landskap on the eastern coast of Sweden.

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Götaland

Götaland (also Gothia, Gothland, Gothenland or Gautland) is one of three lands of Sweden and comprises ten provinces.

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Gregers Birgersson

Gregers Birgersson (died January 15, 1276) Greger/Gregory/Gregorius was a Swedish knight, a major landowner and an illegitimate son of Birger Jarl of the House of Bjelbo (also known as the House of Folkung).

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Haakon IV of Norway

Haakon Haakonsson (c. March/April 1204 – 16 December 1263) (Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson; Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson), sometimes called Haakon the Old in contrast to his son with the same name, and known in modern regnal lists as Haakon IV, was the King of Norway from 1217 to 1263.

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Haakon the Young

Haakon Haakonsson the Young (Norwegian: Håkon Håkonsson Unge, Old Norse: Hákon Hákonarson hinn ungi) (10 November 1232 – 5 May 1257) was the son of king Haakon Haakonsson of Norway, and held the title of king, subordinate to his father, from 1 April 1240 to his death.

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Henry I of Werle

Henry I (died 8 October 1291) was a Prince of Mecklenburg-Werle and Mecklenburg-Güstrow.

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Holmger Knutsson

Holmger Knutsson (1210s – 1248) was a Swedish nobleman and a claimant to the Swedish throne during the reign of King Eric XI of Sweden.

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House of Bjelbo

The House of Bjelbo (Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung (Folkungaätten), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings.

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House of Sverker

After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the ascension of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced.

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Ingeborg Birgersdotter of Bjelbo

Ingeborg Birgersdotter (- 30 June 1302), was a Duchess consort of Saxony, married to John I, Duke of Saxony.

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Ingeborg Eriksdotter of Sweden

Ingeborg Eriksdotter (&ndash) was a Swedish princess and duchess, daughter of King Eric X of Sweden, eldest sibling of King Eric XI of Sweden, wife of Birger Jarl, and mother of King Valdemar I of Sweden.

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Ingrid Ylva

Ingrid Ylva of Bjelbo (born c. 1180s, died c. 1250–1255), was a Swedish noblewoman, the wife of Magnus Minnesköld of Bjälbo and the mother of regent Birger Jarl.

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John I, Duke of Saxony

Duke John I of Saxony (1249 – 30 July 1285, Wittenberg upon Elbe) was the elder son of Duke Albert I of Saxony and his third wife Helen of Brunswick and Lunenburg, a daughter of Otto the Child.

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Latin

Latin (Latin: lingua latīna) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages.

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Lübeck

Lübeck is a city in Schleswig-Holstein, northern Germany, and one of the major ports of Germany.

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Leidang

The institution known as leiðangr (Old Norse), leidang (Norwegian), leding (Danish), ledung (Swedish), expeditio (Latin) or sometimes lething (English), was a form of conscription to organise coastal fleets for seasonal excursions and in defence of the realm typical for medieval Scandinavians and, later, a public levy of free farmers.

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Magnus III of Sweden

Magnus III (Magnus Birgersson/Magnus Ladulås; 1240 – 18 December 1290) was King of Sweden from 1275 until his death in 1290.

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Magnus Minniskiöld

Magnus Minniskiöld (also spelled Minnisköld or Minnesköld, circa 1175—1208?) was a medieval Swedish magnate from the House of Bjelbo.

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Matilda of Holstein

Matilda of Holstein or Mechthild (1220 or 1225 – 1288 in Kiel) was a Danish queen consort, married to King Abel of Denmark and later to Birger Jarl, Regent of Sweden.

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Mälaren

Mälaren, historically referred to as Lake Malar in English, is the third-largest freshwater lake in Sweden (after Vänern and Vättern).

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Norrmalm

Norrmalm is a city district in Stockholm, part of the larger Norrmalm borough.

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Novgorod Republic

The Novgorod Republic (p; Новгородскаѧ землѧ / Novgorodskaję zemlę) was a medieval East Slavic state from the 12th to 15th centuries, stretching from the Baltic Sea to the northern Ural Mountains, including the city of Novgorod and the Lake Ladoga regions of modern Russia.

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Olaus Petri

Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (6 January 1493 – 19 April 1552), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden.

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Ordfront

Ordfront (lit. Word Front) is a left-oriented Swedish publishing house, established in 1969.

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Over-Governor of Stockholm

The Over-Governor in Stockholm (Överståthållaren) was the head of the Over-Governorship (Överståthållarämbetet), and as such he was the highest Swedish state official overseeing the affairs in the City of Stockholm between 1634 and 1967.

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Riddarholm Church

The Riddarholm Church (Riddarholmskyrkan) is the burial church of the Swedish monarchs.

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Riddarholmen

Riddarholmen ("The Knights' Islet") is a small islet in central Stockholm, Sweden.

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Rikissa Birgersdotter

Rikissa Birgersdotter of Sweden, also known as Rixa, Richeza, Richilda and Regitze, (1237 – after 1288), was a Queen of Norway, wife of the co-king Haakon Haakonson, and then Princess of Werle, as wife of Henry of Mecklenburg, Prince of Werle.

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Second Swedish Crusade

The Second Swedish Crusade was a 13th century Swedish military expedition against the Tavastians, in present-day Finland, led by Birger jarl.

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Siegfried I, Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst

Siegfried I (– 25 March 1298), a member of the House of Ascania, ruled as the first Prince of Anhalt-Zerbst from 1252 until his death.

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Society for Creative Anachronism

The Society for Creative Anachronism (SCA) is an international living history group with the aim of studying and recreating mainly Medieval European cultures and their histories before the 17th century.

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Stockholm

Stockholm is the capital of Sweden and the most populous city in the Nordic countries; 952,058 people live in the municipality, approximately 1.5 million in the urban area, and 2.3 million in the metropolitan area.

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Stockholm City Hall

The Stockholm City Hall (Stockholms stadshus or Stadshuset locally) is the building of the Municipal Council for the City of Stockholm in Sweden.

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Sune Sik

Sune Sik, (born c. 1154), was allegedly a Swedish prince.

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Sverker I of Sweden

Sverker I or Sverker the Elder (Old Swedish: Swærkir konongær gambli), murdered 25 December 1156, was King of Sweden from about 1132 till his death.

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Sweden

Sweden (Sverige), officially the Kingdom of Sweden (Swedish), is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe.

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Swedish jarls

In Sweden, members of medieval royal families, such as the House of Stenkil and House of Bjelbo, held the title of jarl before their accession to the throne.

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Swedish–Novgorodian Wars

Swedish–Novgorodian Wars were a series of conflicts in the 12th and 13th centuries between the Republic of Novgorod and medieval Sweden over control of the Gulf of Finland, an area vital to the Hanseatic League and part of the Varangian-Byzantine trade route.

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Treaty of Lödöse

The Treaty of Lödöse (Freden i Lödöse, Freden i Lödöse) was a peace treaty between the Swedish king Eric XI and the Norwegian king Haakon IV.

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Ulf Fase

Ulf Fase (died 1247) was the jarl of Sweden c 1221-47.

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Valdemar, King of Sweden

Valdemar (English: Waldemar; Valdemar Birgersson; 1239 – 26 December 1302) was King of Sweden from 1250–1275.

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Varnhem Abbey

Varnhem Abbey (Varnhems kloster) in Varnhem, Västergötland, Sweden was founded around 1150 by monks of the Cistercian Order from Alvastra Abbey in Östergötland.

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Västergötland

Västergötland, also known as West Gothland or the Latinized version Westrogothia in older literature, is one of the 25 traditional non-administrative provinces of Sweden (landskap in Swedish), situated in the southwest of Sweden.

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Viking Age

The Viking Age (793–1066 AD) is a period in European history, especially Northern European and Scandinavian history, following the Germanic Iron Age.

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William of Modena

William of Modena (– 31 March 1251), also known as William of Sabina, Guglielmo de Chartreaux, Guglielmo de Savoy, Guillelmus, was an Italian clergyman and papal diplomat.

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Birger Magnusson of Bjelbo, Birger jarl, Birger, Duke of Sweden, Birger, Earl of Sweden, Birger, Jarl of Sweden, Duke of Sweden, Jarl Birger.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birger_Jarl

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