- In
modern Swedish,
Folkung has two meanings,
which appear to be opposites: The
medieval "House of Bjelbo" in Sweden,
which produced several Swedish statesmen...
- The
House of
Bjelbo (Swedish: Bjälboätten), also
known as the
House of
Folkung (Folkungaätten), was an
Ostrogothian Swedish family that
provided several...
-
wanted to keep the old
tribal structure, the
folkung party, and the king, who was ****isted by the church.
Folkungs, who were
mainly from Uppland,
stoutly resisted...
- nun for the rest of her life,
being offered the post of
Abbess by the
Folkung clan. Arn
meets her as she is just
about to
enter the convent, and they...
-
until his own
death in 1250. At first, he
reconciled with the
Folkung Party. The
Folkung Ulf Fase, who had been Jarl of the
realm under Canute II, continued...
- (Slaget vid Sparrsätra)
fought with
Folkung forces led by
pretender Holmger Knutsson, son of King
Canute II. The
Folkungs lost the
battle and were unable...
-
Birger Brosa, who was
still alive at the time of writing.
House of
Bjelbo Folkung The
article Folkunga-ätten in
Nordisk familjebok (1908).]
Gesta Danorum...
-
without violent and
tragic complications by the opponents, the
Folkung party. (The term
Folkung also
later referred to Earl Birger's descendants,
forming the...
- for the
Swedish throne. Both
father and son were
members of the
House of
Folkung (Folkungar). Not much is
certain about his background. An unreliable, late...
- lion on a
field of
silver and blue is the
heraldic arms of the
House of
Folkung, and the lion
holds the
Three Crowns of Sweden, both
symbols being used...
