Everything about Blot-sweyn totally explained
Blot-Sven ("Sweyn the Sacrificer") was a
Swedish king c.
1080, who replaced his Christian brother-in-law
Inge as
King of Sweden, when Inge had refused to administer the
blóts (pagan sacrifices) at the
Temple at Uppsala. There is no mention of Sweyn in the regnal list of the
Westrogothic law, which suggests that his rule didn't reach
Västergötland.}}
However, Inge didn't permit the people to follow the old ways, unlike his father
Stenkil. The Swedes reacted strongly and asked Inge to either comply with the old traditions or abdicate. When Inge proclaimed that he wouldn't abandon the true faith, the people pelted him with stones and chased him away.
This legend is, however, considered to be a later invention by the Church as more reliable sources date Eskil's death to c.
1016, several generations before Blot-Sweyn}}
Succession
It is possible that Ingi wasn't immediately accepted by the stubbornly pagan Swedes of
Uppland. The
13th century historian
Snorri Sturlusson wrote in the
Heimskringla that Blót-Sweyn had a pagan successor who continued the sacrifices (
Eirik Arsale):
Blot-Sweyn is believed to have been the father of
Eric of Good Harvests (Eirik Arsale). This Eric is mentioned by a plausible source as the father of
Sverker the Elder, and so Blot-Sweyn could be the progenitor of the
House of Sverker.
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