The Battle of Fýrisvellir was fought in the 980s on the plain called Fýrisvellir, where modern Uppsala is situated, between King Eric the Victorious and...

L. Thunberg (2012): Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation) 59°52′19″N 17°36′51″E / 59.87194°N 17...

epithet of Segersäll – Victorious or literally blessed with victory – after defeating an invasion force from the south in the Battle of Fýrisvellir which...

that the marshy plains called "Föret" was the site of the famous Battle of Fýrisvellir in the late 10th century. Boats can sail up the river from Lake...

were defeated in the Battle of Fýrisvellir near Gamla Uppsala in the mid 980s, probably in 986. Sweyn Forkbeard and a force of Jomsvikings departed from...

Knytlínga 1828 edition Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation), Thunberg, Carl L. (2012) S. Tunberg (1918)...

Starke (Styrbjörn the Strong), son of King Olof Björnsson. However Styrbjörn Starke died in the Battle of Fýrisvellir (986) near Uppsala fighting with his...

throne of Sweden, Harald broke his oath and fled with his Danes to avoid facing the Swedish army at the Battle of Fýrisvellir. In the wake of Otto I's...

includes a character of a young Scandinavian monk Benno of Uppsala. Allianshallen Area code 018 Ärna – Uppsala airport Battle of Fýrisvellir Disting Easter...

Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). Slaget på Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation). Retrieved 5 January 2021. Lagerqvist,...

remains under the regency of the two empresses in the Holy Roman Empire and in the Kingdom of Italy. Battle of Fýrisvellir: King Eric the Victorious defeats...

The House of Munsö (Swedish: Munsöätten), also called the House of Björn Ironside (Swedish: Björn Järnsidas ätt), the House of Uppsala (Swedish: Uppsalaätten)...

one of multiple wars which took place between the Kingdom of Sweden and the Kingdom of Denmark (from 1450 in personal union with the Kingdom of Norway)...

symbols instead of runes. The Jelling stones (Danish: Jellingstenene) are massive carved runestones from the 10th century, found at the town of Jelling in...

There are about 3,000 runestones in Scandinavia (out of a total of about 6,000 runic inscriptions). The runestones are unevenly distributed in Scandinavia:...

runestones that note a battle at Uppsala, interpreted as the Battle of Fýrisvellir, as well as two more that mention people part of Tokis hird. These stones...

raise his tribe to vengeance over the death of his son. The dramatic battle mentioned may have been the cause of his son's death. (Otto von Friesen's theory)...

Fyrisvallarna i ny tolkning (The Battle of Fýrisvellir in a New Interpretation) Carl L. Thunberg (2013). "Gene fornby: The Ancient Village of Gene". In: EXARC Journal...

kilometers east of Trelleborg, Skåne County, Sweden, and in the historic province of Scania. The inscription on the Tullstorp Runestone consists of runic text...

inscription in the Younger Fuþark in memory of Toke Gormsson, known as Valtoke, who died at the Battle of Fýrisvellir. The stone is 160 centimetres (5 ft 3 in)...

unusual for the time in their use of axes as a main battle weapon. The Húscarls, the elite guard of King Cnut (and later of King Harold II) were armed with...

runtextdatabas) is a project involving the creation and maintenance of a database of transliterated runic inscriptions. The project's goal is to comprehensively...

contemporary with the Battle of the Fýrisvellir and it is consequently possible that the stone was raised by warriors who partook in it, in memory of their lord...

in the Battle of Fýrisvellir, in the 980s, and it was probably on the side of king Eric the Victorious. Assur had entered into the service of a more powerful...

tradition of erecting runestones as a memorial to dead men began in the 4th century and lasted into the 12th century, but the majority of the extant...

Machine Jones, Gwyn (2001). A History of the Vikings. Oxford University Press. p. 403. ISBN 9780192801340. Battle of Lyrskov Hede. Bøgh, Anders (26 May 2015)...

Conquest – The Battle of Battle of Stamford Bridge". www.battlefieldstrust.com. Sawyer, Peter (2001). The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings (3rd ed...

combination of hari meaning "warrior" and wulafa "wolf," while the haþu of Haþuwulfz means "battle." It has been suggested that the assignment of such lycophoric...

in battle in the east in Garðar (Russia), commander of the retinue, the best of landholders. This runestone was discovered in 1938 in the ruins of the...

of men and many had not had the opportunity to distinguish themselves in battle. Consequently, he decided to select those that were the most prominent in...