Stenkil

Stenkil
Stenkil
King of Sweden
Reign	c. 1060–1066
Predecessor	Emund the Old
Successor	Eric and Eric
Born	Västergötland, Sweden
Died	1066; Svitjod, Sweden
Spouse	Daughter of Emund the Old
Issue	Halsten Stenkilsson ; Håkan the Red (?) ; Inge the Elder
House	Stenkil
Father	Ragnvald the Old
Religion	Chalcedonian Christianity

Stenkil (Old Norse: Steinkell; died 1066) was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066.^[1]^[2]^[3] He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil.^[4] 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.^[5]

^ Odelberg, Maj (1995), "Stenkil", Vikingatidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 91-7192-984-3, archived from the original on 2007-09-30
^ Tunberg, Sven (1917), "Stenkil", Nordisk familjebok
^ "Stenkil", Nationalencyklopedin
^ Lagerqvist, Lars O. (2001), "Stenkilska ätten", Medeltidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 91-518-3926-1, archived from the original on 2007-09-30
^ Hans Gillingstam, "Stenkil", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon

[Viking_ABC-1] Odelberg, Maj (1995), "Stenkil", Vikingatidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 91-7192-984-3, archived from the original on 2007-09-30

[nordiskastenkil-2] Tunberg, Sven (1917), "Stenkil", Nordisk familjebok

[nationalstenkil-3] "Stenkil", Nationalencyklopedin

[Stenkilska-4] Lagerqvist, Lars O. (2001), "Stenkilska ätten", Medeltidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 91-518-3926-1, archived from the original on 2007-09-30

[5] Hans Gillingstam, "Stenkil", Svenskt biografiskt lexikon

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