Philip of Sweden
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Philip was King of Sweden 1105–1118, a son of King Halsten Stenkilsson.
Philip and his brother Inge the Younger ruled together from 1105 or 1110 and onwards as successors of their uncle Inge the Elder. According to the Westrogothic law he was a good king. Little else is known about him. Hardly any other Swedish king who was the undisputed ruler of the kingdom after the Christianization is less known than Philip.
According to the Hervarar saga
, he ruled only for a short time, and was married to Ingigerd
, the daughter of Harald Hardrada.
Philip and his brother Inge the Younger ruled together from 1105 or 1110 and onwards as successors of their uncle Inge the Elder. According to the Westrogothic law he was a good king. Little else is known about him. Hardly any other Swedish king who was the undisputed ruler of the kingdom after the Christianization is less known than Philip.
According to the Hervarar saga
Hervarar saga
Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks is a legendary saga from the 13th century combining matter from several older sagas. It is a valuable saga for several different reasons beside its literary qualities. It contains traditions of wars between Goths and Huns, from the 4th century, and the last part is used as...
, he ruled only for a short time, and was married to Ingigerd
Ingegerd of Norway
Ingegerd Haraldsdotter of Norway was a medieval Scandinavian Queen, Princess of Norway and the Queen consort of first King Olaf I of Denmark and second to King Philip of Sweden .- Biography :...
, the daughter of Harald Hardrada.