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Knut Eriksson

king of Sweden
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Knut Eriksson was king of Sweden from 1167 to 1196. He was the son of Erik Jedvardsson, who was a pretender to the throne and later canonized as Sweden's patron saint. Knut killed the son of Sverker, another claimant to the throne, and unified the country under his rule. During his reign, Knut organized the currency system and worked to establish the church in Sweden. He also founded a fortress on the site of what would become Stockholm. After his death, members of the Erik and Sverker families vied for the throne for the next fifty years, a period marked by civil wars.12

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  1. history of Sweden - Civil wars
  2. Sweden - Civil wars
  3. history of Sweden - Christianization
  4. Sweden - Christianization
  5. Engelbrekt Engelbrektsson
  6. Erik I

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