Individual Details
Folke the Fat
( - )
According to Wikipedia:
Folke the Fat (Swedish: Folke den tjocke), according to Gesta Danorum by the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, was the most powerful man in Sweden around 1100. He married Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark, daughter of the Danish king Canute IV[1][2] who was murdered in 1086.[1] Folke and Ingrid had the sons Knut and Benedict according to Saxo.[2] The chronicler furthermore reports that Folke was the paternal grandfather of Birger Brosa,[1] who still was alive at the time he wrote.[2]
See also[edit]
House of Bjelbo
FolkungNotes[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c The article Folkunga-ätten in Nordisk familjebok (1908).]
^ Jump up to:a b c Gesta Danorum, book 11, in modern Danish at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad», Norway.References[edit]
American pictures - Genealogy of Folke (contains disputed claims)
Folke the Fat (Swedish: Folke den tjocke), according to Gesta Danorum by the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, was the most powerful man in Sweden around 1100. He married Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark, daughter of the Danish king Canute IV[1][2] who was murdered in 1086.[1] Folke and Ingrid had the sons Knut and Benedict according to Saxo.[2] The chronicler furthermore reports that Folke was the paternal grandfather of Birger Brosa,[1] who still was alive at the time he wrote.[2]
See also[edit]
House of Bjelbo
FolkungNotes[edit]
^ Jump up to:a b c The article Folkunga-ätten in Nordisk familjebok (1908).]
^ Jump up to:a b c Gesta Danorum, book 11, in modern Danish at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad», Norway.References[edit]
American pictures - Genealogy of Folke (contains disputed claims)
Families
| Spouse | Ingegerd Knutsdatter, Princess of Denmark (1080 - ) |
| Child | Bengt Snivil ( - ) |
| Father | Ingevald Folkesson ( - ) |