Folke the Fat
Folke the Fat | |
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| Noble family | Bjälbo |
| Spouse | Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark |
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Folke the Fat (Swedish: Folke den tjocke) was a Swedish nobleman who lived around 1100. According to Gesta Danorum, written by the 12th-century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, Folke was among the foremost nobles in Sweden during the reigns of Kings Inge the Elder and Philip.[1]
He married Ingegerd Knutsdotter of Denmark, daughter of the Danish king Canute IV, who was murdered in 1086.[1][2] According to Saxo, Folke and Ingegerd had two sons, Knut and Benedict.[2] Saxo also states that Folke was the paternal grandfather of Birger Brosa,[1] who was still alive when Saxo was writing.[2]
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- 1 2 3 The article Folkunga-ätten in Nordisk familjebok (1908).
- 1 2 3 Gesta Danorum, book 11, in modern Danish at «Norrøne Tekster og Kvad», Norway.