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The Swedish historian Staffan Hellberg in 1972 claimed to be able to show that Sveinn was a fictitious person, and that he had never lived. The debate about this formed part of the wider debate about the value of the 12th and 13th century sagas for 11th century history and earlier, and is an example of the saga skepticism, particularly widespread in Swedish academia."

Birth	970
Death	1016

Spouse	Holmfrid Eriksdotter ( - )
Child	Gunhild Svensdatter (994 - 1060)