Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside
Not to be confused with Björn Ironside.
Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside (Bjørn Jærnside) (died 1134) was a Danish prince.[1]
Bjørn was one of the 15 sons of Prince Harald Kesja. Bjørn married Princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King Inge I of Sweden. Bjørn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen.
Bjørn was executed by orders from his uncle, King Eric II of Denmark. Bjørn died on 4 June 1134 following the Battle of Fotevik (Slaget ved Fodevig) in Skåne where the forces of his father were decisively defeated. Harald Kesja had sided with King Niels I of Denmark and his son Magnus I of Gothenland and fought with him against King Eric II. After the defeat, Harald Kesja and eight of his sons was taken captive near Vejle on Jutland and decapitated. [2]
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References
- ↑ Johannes C. H. R. Steenstrup. "Medieval Danish Families: Two sons of Harald Kesja". Retrieved 2010-12-22.
- ↑ Harald Kesja (Dansk biografisk Lexikon)
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