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Erik Segersäll, King of Sweden
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Commentary
Charles Cawley states "Snorre names "Eirik the Victorious and Olaf, the father of Styrbjorn" as the sons of Bjorn Eriksson. According to Saxo Grammaticus, Erik was the son of Olof and deposed his cousin Styrbjörn". This would make him either the son or grandson of Bjorn.
Family
ClaimDetailEvidence
FatherBjorn Erikson III, King of Sweden (e896-) [S935]
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Spouse 1stSigrid Storrada (e952-) 
Child +Olaf Skotkonung I, King of Sweden (~985-1022) [S756] [S935]
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Attributes
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GenderMale
NameErik Segersäll , King of Sweden [S756] [S935]
Nickname: Erik the Victorious
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NameErik [S935]
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FatherBjorn Erikson III, King of Sweden (e896-) [S935]
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Marriage 1stSigrid Storrada (e952-) [S935]
Cawley says before 985
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Timeline
ClaimDateDetailAgeEvidence
Birthest 951 (932-957)
 
Titleabt 984/85King of Sweden [S756] [S935]
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Deathabt 994 [S756]
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Death994/95Uppsala, Sweden [S935]
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Sources
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[S756] Weis, Frederick Lewis, "Ancestral Roots of Sixty Colonists Who Came To New England before 1700, 7th Ed." (Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., Baltimore, 1999).
[S935] Cawley, Charles, "Foundation of Medieval Genealogy (Medieval Lands - Sweden, Kings)" (2006-7 (v1.1 Updated 10 February 2007)) (https://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/SWEDEN.htm).
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