Björn Ironside Haraldsson
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Björn Haraldsen Ironside (Björn Järnsida) (died 1134) was a Danish prince.
Bjorn was one of the 15 sons of prince Harald Kesja
. Björn married princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King Inge I of Sweden
. Björn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter
, a Swedish queen.
Björn was executed by orders from his uncle, King Eric II of Denmark
. Bjorn died on June 4, 1134 following the Battle of Fotevik
(Slaget ved Fodevig) in Skåne where the forces of his father were decisively defeated. Harald Kesja
had sided with King Niels I of Denmark and his son Magnus I of Gothenland and fought with him against King Eric II. After the defeat. Harald Kesja and eight of his sons was taken captive near Vejle
on Jutland
and decapitated.
Bjorn was one of the 15 sons of prince Harald Kesja
Harald Kesja
Harald Kesja, Harald the Spear, was the son of Eric I of Denmark and anti-king of Denmark.He acted as regent 1103-1104 for his father while he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem alongside Archbishop Asser of Lund. As regent, he was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched. Harald plundered far and...
. Björn married princess Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King Inge I of Sweden
Inge I of Sweden
Inge the Elder was a King of Sweden.-Biography:Inge was the son of the former King Stenkil and a Swedish princess. Inge shared the rule of the kingdom with his probably elder brother Halsten Stenkilsson, but little is known with certainty of Inge's reign...
. Björn was the father of Christina Bjornsdatter
Christina Bjornsdatter
Christina of Denmark ; c. 1120/25–1170), was a Swedish queen consort in the 12th century, married to king Eric IX of Sweden and mother of king Canute I of Sweden.-Biography:...
, a Swedish queen.
Björn was executed by orders from his uncle, King Eric II of Denmark
Eric II of Denmark
Eric II the Memorable was king of Denmark between 1134 and 1137. Eric was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark, who ruled Denmark from 1095 to 1103. Eric the Memorable rebelled against his uncle Niels of Denmark, and was declared king in 1134. He punished his adversaries severely, and...
. Bjorn died on June 4, 1134 following the Battle of Fotevik
Battle of Fotevik
Battle of Fotevik was fought between forces of King Niels of Denmark together with those of his son Magnus Nilsson against those of Erik Emune on June 4, 1134 at the bay of Fotevik in Skåne....
(Slaget ved Fodevig) in Skåne where the forces of his father were decisively defeated. Harald Kesja
Harald Kesja
Harald Kesja, Harald the Spear, was the son of Eric I of Denmark and anti-king of Denmark.He acted as regent 1103-1104 for his father while he was on pilgrimage to Jerusalem alongside Archbishop Asser of Lund. As regent, he was courageous, but violent, cruel and debauched. Harald plundered far and...
had sided with King Niels I of Denmark and his son Magnus I of Gothenland and fought with him against King Eric II. After the defeat. Harald Kesja and eight of his sons was taken captive near Vejle
Vejle
Vejle is a town in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle and Grejs Rivers and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality and the Region of Southern Denmark...
on Jutland
Jutland
Jutland , historically also called Cimbria, is the name of the peninsula that juts out in Northern Europe toward the rest of Scandinavia, forming the mainland part of Denmark. It has the North Sea to its west, Kattegat and Skagerrak to its north, the Baltic Sea to its east, and the Danish–German...
and decapitated.