- Jarl was a rank of the
nobility in
Scandinavia during the
Viking Age and
Early Middle Ages. The
institution evolved over time and
varied by region. In...
- needed] Arguably,
Bengt Snivil was that
Bengt or Benedict, who was son of
riksjarl Folke the Fat and
Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark,
daughter of king Canute...
- Norse: Knútr jarl Birgisson, died 1208) was
Riksjarl of Sweden. He was the
eldest surviving son of
Riksjarl Birger Brosa and a
member of the
powerful House...
- Guttormsdotter,
widow of
Danish nobleman Esbern Snare and
daughter of Guttorm,
Riksjarl of Sweden. His
father gave him
lands in
Estonia as a
hereditary duchy in...
-
marriage of lord
Birger Magnusson (better
known as
Birger Jarl),
later riksjarl and
regent of Sweden, and
Princess Ingeborg Eriksdotter,
eldest sibling...
- "second-in-command" and the
regentship at the
disappearance of the
ancient office of
Riksjarl with
Birger Jarl as the last
holder of that office. It was not
quite unusual...
-
Sverre of
Norway and one of his most
staunch supporters. Knut Birgersson,
Riksjarl of Sweden, jarl of Sweden.
According to one source, Knut was
married to...
- island) are
presumed to have
belonged to
Helena and to her
father the
riksjarl Guttorm. In 1241
Svantepolk got
designated to
inherit the
Swedish landed...
-
regarded a
usurper afterwards Jarl
Ragnvald Henriksson (Ragvald Henriksson) -
Riksjarl of
Sweden during his brother's
brief reign Burits Henriksson (also Buris/Boris;...
- Minniskiöld".
While his
older brother Birger Brosa held the
office of
Riksjarl between 1174 and 1202, the
younger Magnus lived at the
family estate Bjälbo...
