-
became known as the
House of
Folkung (Folkungaätten in Swedish).
Later research, though,
showed that the
political Folkungs were not just
descendants of...
-
frustrated folkungs an
opportunity to
regain part of
their Viking Age glory.
Mostly free to act
without interference from the king,
folkungs would have...
- the
Folkungs made
another uprising, thus led to an
anger building up
among the insurgents.
After 27
years of
peace between Sweden and the
Folkung league...
- 1915, and July 1916. The two
volumes of
Folkunga Trädet (The Tree of the
Folkungs, 1905–07) are the inspired, epic
story of a clan of
Swede chieftains in...
- The
House of Bjälbo, also
known as the
House of
Folkung (Swedish: Bjälboätten or Folkungaätten), was a
Swedish family that
produced several medieval bishops...
-
outcome combined the
blood of
rival lines, as in 1250
Valdemar of the
Folkungs (then a minor, his
father Birger Jarl
acting as regent)
ascended the throne...
-
state that "the
Folkung [party] took his life".
Responsible for the
killing was his brother-in-law
Folke Jarl, head of the
Folkungs, who also suc****bed...
-
utterly meagre. The
short chronicle of the
Westrogothic law says that "the
Folkungs took his life; his own brother-in-law did it to him in Gestilren". An annal...
- The
Third Folkung Uprising (Swedish:
Tredje Folkungaupproret; 1278-1280) was the last
uprising known for the
political power of the
Folkungs. The insurgents...
-
Battle of Sparrsätra
fought with
Folkung forces led by
pretender Holmger Knutsson, son of King Knut Långe. The
Folkungs lost the
battle and were unable...
