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Helen of Sweden (c. 1190 – 1247, [citation needed] Swedish: Helena) was a Swedish princess and daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden. She was the mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden . She was later Abbess of Vreta Abbey .
Sep 6, 2021 · The first mention of Hel comes from the 13th-century Gylfaginning of the Prose Edda, chapter 34, where she is mentioned as one of Loki’s three children, born of the giantess Angrboda, living in Jotunheim.
- Joshua J. Mark
Helen (Swedish: Helena or Elin - 1130s – fl. 1158), is the assumed name of a medieval Swedish princess and Danish queen, Queen consort of King Canute V of Denmark. The date of her birth is not known; her father was King Sverker I of Sweden and her mother has been assumed to be Sverker's first spouse, Queen Ulvhild .
The mining industry in Sweden was founded in the 13th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries copper and iron were the most important exports from Sweden. But Sweden also had its own metallurgical industry, producing weapons especially. The Scandinavian countries had very little active foreign trade of their own.
Knut Helle. Chapter. Get access. Cite. Summary. The account of the early history of Swedish political developments in Chapter 8 (e) ends in the middle of the thirteenth century when Sweden began to take shape as a high medieval European kingdom.
- Herman Schück
- 2003
Helen of Sweden (c. 1190 – 1247, Swedish: Helena) was a Swedish princess and daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden. She was the mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden . She was later Abbess of Vreta Abbey .
Aug 16, 2022 · Helen of Sweden (c. 1190 – 1247, Swedish: Helena) was a Swedish princess and daughter of King Sverker II of Sweden. She was the mother of Queen Catherine of Sweden. She was later Abbess of Vreta Abbey.
