Björn Eriksson (abt. 868 - abt. 956)

Born about 0868 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sverige [uncertain]

Descendants

Died about 0956 at about age 88 in Uppsala, Uppsala, Sweden [uncertain]

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He is called Björn Eriksson because he was the son of Erik. It is, however, uncertain which Erik he was the son of. Therefore he should not be connected to any parents, only link to possible candidates in the biography.

Relationships between historical figures could have been simplified or even fabricated in the text to give the impression that succession remained within the same family….Precise chronology is also difficult to assess from the Sagas….The conclusion must be that the tight family network described in the Sagas is unlikely to be correct and that the relationships shown below should be treated with considerable caution.

Biography

Possible son of Erik Anundsson

Enligt Norges Kungasagor;

28. Konung Erik Emundssons död.

Härtig Guthorm uppehöll sig vanligen i Tunsberg; han hade styrelsen över hela Viken, då konungen var frånvarande, och hade sig anförtrott att försvara landet där. Landet hemsöktes mycket av vikingar, och det rådde ofred uppe i Götaland, så länge konung Erik Emundsson levde. Han dog, då Harald hade varit konung i Norge i tio år.

29. Härtig Guthorms död.

Efter Erik var hans son Björn konung i Svithiod i femtio år. Han var fader till Erik segersäll och Olav, Styrbjörns fader. Härtig Guthorm dog sotdöden i Tunsberg. Då lämnade konung Harald styrelsen över hela riket åt sin son Guthorm och satte honom till hövding över detta.

Erik Emundsson motsvarar Erik Anundsson (https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erik_Anundsson) och enligt Hervarar saga företräddes han av bröderna Björn på Håga och sin far Anund Uppsale och efterträddes av Björn (Erik Segersälls och Olofs far, enligt samma saga).

Profilen behöver arbetas på ytterligare... Eftersom Uppsala är nämnt i location fields är det troligt att denna profilen avser sonen till Erik, son till Anund i Uppsala.

From English Wikipedia;

Björn (ruled 882-932 was the father of Olof (II) Björnsson and Eric the Victorious, and he was the grandfather of Styrbjörn the Strong, according to the Hervarar saga and Harald Fairhair's saga. According to the two sagas, he was the son of an Erik who fought Harald Fairhair and who succeeded the brothers Björn at Hauge and Anund Uppsale:

King Önund had a son called Eric, and he succeeded to the throne at Upsala after his father. He was a rich 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. Eric at Upsala had a son called Björn, who came to the throne after his father and ruled for a long time. The sons of Björn, Eric the Victorious, and Olaf succeeded to the kingdom after their father. Olaf was the father of Styrbjörn the Strong.(Hervarar saga)[2]

The latter saga relates that he ruled for 50 years:

There were disturbances also up in Gautland as long as King Eirik Eymundson lived; but he died when King Harald Harfager had been ten years king of all Norway. After Eirik, his son Bjorn was king of Svithjod for fifty years. He was father of Eirik the Victorious, and of Olaf the father of Styrbjorn. (Harald Fairhair's saga).

In Olaf the Holy's saga, Snorri Sturluson quotes Thorgny Lawspeaker on king Björn:

My father, again, was a long time with King Bjorn, and was well acquainted with his ways and manners. In Bjorn's lifetime his kingdom stood in great power, and no kind of want was felt, and he was gay and sociable with his friends. (Saga of Olaf Haraldsson).

When Björn died, Olof and Eric were elected to be co-rulers of Sweden. However, Eric would disinherit his nephew Styrbjörn.

Adam of Bremen, however, only gives Emund Eriksson as the predecessor of Eric the Victorious. Since the Swedes seem to have had a system of co-rulership (Diarchy), it is probable that Emund Eriksson was a co-ruler of Björn's.

Heimskringla

Bjorn Eriksson was son of Eric Emundsson. Bjorn was father of Eric the Victorious and of Olaf the father of Styrbjorn. ^[1] (I have checked page 71 of the online version from 1889 (available here: https://archive.org/details/heimskringlasag00andegoog/page/n115 ) without finding this info on that page. Andersson-4409 17:24, 29 December 2018 (UTC))

Note

The discrepancy in dates may result from merges of two different individuals as his father: Erik the old, and Erik the Victorious. In the same way, this Bjorn is probably not just one person, but two or more, who ruled as local kings.

Eric Anundsson/Eymundsson (d. 882) was a Swedish king who ruled during the 9th century. The Swedish encyclopedia Nordisk familjebok identifies Eric with the legendary Swedish king Erik Weatherhat.

He is given as the son of Anund Uppsale in Hervarar saga:

However, the Eric who was contemporary with Harald Fairhair is called Eymundsson by Snorri Sturluson. Since the preceding king is confirmed as Anund by other sources (Rimbert and Adam of Bremen), Anundsson is probably the correct form of the patronym.

According to Hervarar saga, he was preceded by his father Anund Uppsale and uncle Björn at Hauge and he was succeeded by Björn (the father of Eric the Victorious and Olof Björnsson). Landnámabók informs that Eric and his son Björn ruled during the time of the Pope Adrian II and Pope John VIII, i.e. in the period 867-883, the time of the first settlement of Iceland. Harald Fairhair's saga relates that Erik died when Harald Fairhair had been king of all Norway for ten years, i.e. 882.

Erik is mentioned in several places in the Heimskringla.

Text: Record for Bjorn III "Den Gamble" "The Old" King of Sweden ERIKSSON by Wikipedia

Research Note

• Possible son of Erik Anundsson. Disconnecting parents Emundson-1 and Dottir-7.Andersson-4409 12:42, 7 July 2021 (UTC)

• Disconnecting Bjornsson-179 as son, the name Lars was not used this early in Scandinavia. Andersson-4409 08:26, 25 July 2021 (UTC)

Sources

1. ↑ Snorri Sturluson: Sagas of the Norse Kings. Translated by Samuel Laing, revised by Peter Foote MA. Everyman's Library Dutton New York ISBN 460 00847 1 Page 71

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