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Battle of Älgarås

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Battle of Älgarås
DateNovember 1205
LocationÄlgarås, Västergötland, Sweden
58°49′N 14°16′E / 58.817°N 14.267°E / 58.817; 14.267Coordinates: 58°49′N 14°16′E / 58.817°N 14.267°E / 58.817; 14.267
Result Victory for House of Sverker
Belligerents
House of Sverker House of Eric
Commanders and leaders
Sverker II of Sweden Eric X of Sweden

The Battle of Älgarås took place at the royal estate of Älgarås in northernmost Västergötland in November 1205 between the House of Sverker and the House of Erik fighting for the Swedish crown.[1] The brothers Jon, Joar, Knut and Erik Knutsson were staying at the estate when the Sverker clan attacked. All the brothers were slain but Erik.

The estate was burnt down completely and abandoned, and it is no longer known exactly where it was located. An oral tradition says that it was "2000 paces from the church of Älgarås in the direction where the sun rises in September".

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  1. ↑ Harrison, Dick (2002) (in Swedish). Jarlens sekel: en berättelse om 1200-talets Sverige. Stockholm: Ordfront förlag. pp. 109–110. ISBN 91-7324-999-8. 
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