What the records say
- When
- 21 Nov 1205
- Kind
- Battle
- Coordinates
- 58.82° N, 14.27° E
- Description
- 1205 battle
Battle of Älgarås
Swedish battle in 1205
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 Eric who were fighting for the Swedish crown. The four sons of the former king Canute I fell out with King Sverker II in about 1204 and sought support among the Birkebeiner party in Norway.
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- Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Älgarås in Schweden besiegt das Sverkergeschlecht unter Sverker II. das Eriksgeschlecht unter Erik Knutsson”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
- Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “битва при Эльгаросе между Домом Сверкеров и Домом Эриков, которые сражались за шведскую корону”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page