Battle of Lena

When

31 Jan 1208

Kind

Battle

Coordinates

58.23° N, 13.83° E

Description

1208 middle ages battle

Medieval battle over the throne of Sweden

The Battle of Lena occurred on 31 January 1208 and probably took place near Kungslena, in the Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden. It was an important battle between the Danish-backed King Sverker II of Sweden and Prince Eric. Eric's forces won a crushing victory; however, in July 1210, Sverker returned with a second army and was killed in the Battle of Gestilren.

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• Wikidata: battles and siegesWikidata contributorsCreative Commons CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (English), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Battle of Lena: Swedish forces under Erik Knutsson defeat the invading Danish army (some 12,000 men)”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (German), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “In der Schlacht bei Lena besiegt Erik Knutsson mit norwegischer Unterstützung Schwedens König Sverker II. vernichtend, der daraufhin nach Dänemark flüchtet”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (French), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “victoire d’Éric X de Suède sur son compétiteur Sverker II, soutenu par le Danemark, à la bataille de Kungslena”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page
• Wikipedia year pages (Russian), by Wikipedia contributorsWikipedia contributors · names it “Битва под Леной”Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0Source page