Halsten Stenkilsson

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Halsten Stenkilsson
Ingamoder Emundsdotter

Halsten Stenkilsson (

Inge the Elder.[4][5][6]
The date of his death is not known.[5]

Brief kingship

Little is known of his time as king.

Anund.[5][6]

Possible later reign

That he later on ruled together with his brother Inge has some support from a

The

Hervarar saga
, which is one of the few sources about the kings of this time, has the following to tell:

Hallsteinn hét sonr Steinkels konungs, bróðir Inga konungs, er konungr var með Inga konungi, bróður sínum. Synir Hallsteins váru þeir Philippus ok Ingi, er konungdóm tóku í Svíþjóð eptir Inga konung gamla.[3]

King Steinkel had, besides Ingi, another son Hallstein who reigned along with his brother. Hallstein's sons were Philip and Ingi, and they succeeded to the Kingdom of Sweden after King Ingi the elder.[4]

Notes and references

Halsten
Born: c. 1050 Died: after 1081
Regnal titles
Preceded by King of Sweden
c. 1067–c. 1070
Succeeded byas King of Gothenland
Succeeded by
Anund Gårdske
as King of Svealand
Preceded by
Inge the Elder
Succeeded by
Inge the Elder
as King of Gothenland
Succeeded byas King of Svealand