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Anund Jacob or James ( Old Norse: Ǫnundr Jakob; Swedish: Anund Jakob; c. 25 July 1008/10 - c. 1050) was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on 25 July, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob, [1] the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid.
King Olaf II of Norway and King Anund Jacob of Sweden took advantage of the commitment of Danish King Cnut in England and began to launch attacks on the Danish in the Baltic Sea. The Swedish and Norwegian navies led by kings Anund Jacob and Olaf II lay in wait up the river for the navy of King Cnut, which was commanded by Danish earl Ulf Jarl .
- 1026
- Anglo-Danish victory
- Uppland or Skåne
Nov 24, 2023 · With the death of Swedish King Olof Skotkonung in 1022, his son, Anund Jacob, decided to ally with the Norwegian King, Olaf II. This posed a strategic problem for Cnut, who aimed to dominate much of Western Europe and simply could not tolerate a strategic weakness in what he saw as his backyard, the Baltic Sea.
Jan 14, 2024 · In a humiliating turn of events, Olof was compelled by Swedish nobles to share power with his young son, Anund Jacob. According to later chroniclers, this arrangement took place around 1019, and it marked a final humiliation that Olof could not endure for long.
Anund Jacob or James, Swedish: Anund Jakob was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on July 25, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob, the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid. Being the second Christian king of the Swedish realm, his long and partly...
Anund Jacob or James (Swedish: Anund Jakob) was King of Sweden from 1022 until around 1050. He is believed to have been born on 25 July, in either 1008 or 1010 as Jakob, the son of King Olof Skötkonung and Queen Estrid. Being the second Christian king of the Swedish realm, his long and partly turbulent reign saw the increasing dissemination of ...
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Anund Jacob (25 July 1008-16 June 1050) was the King of Sweden from 1022 to 1050, succeeding Olof Skotkonung and preceding Emund the Old. Jacob was born on 25 July 1008, the son of King Olof Skotkonung of Sweden and Estrid of the Obotrites.
