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Emund Eriksson

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Reign
  
970

Died
  
970 AD

House
  
House of Munsö

Predecessor
  
Erik Ringsson

Religion
  
Pagan

Parents
  
Erik Ringsson

Grandparent
  
Ring of Sweden

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Emund Eriksson (?- c. 970), (English: Edmund), was a Swedish king of disputed historicity. According to Adam of Bremen, Emund was allied with Harold Bluetooth. Adam of Bremen only gives Eric the Victorious as successor to Emund, but he does not tell how they were related. He may very well have been the brother of Björn (III) Eriksson, who the Norse sagas name as the father of Eric the Victorious. This would have been in accordance with the Germanic system of co-rulership (Diarchy) in which two brothers were elected kings, and which was evidently used by the Swedes.

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Emund Eriksson Wikipedia