Älgarås
Encyclopedia
Älgarås is a locality
situated in Töreboda Municipality
, Västra Götaland County
, Sweden
with 408 inhabitants in 2005. The battle of Älgarås
, between the House of Sverker
and House of Erik took place here in 1205, securing the crown for Sverker II of Sweden
for some more years, until the battle of Lena
in 1208.
Urban areas in Sweden
Urban area is a common English translation of the Swedish term tätort. The official term in English, used by Statistics Sweden, is, however, locality. There are 1,940 localities in Sweden . They could be compared with census-designated places in the United States.A tätort in Sweden has a minimum of...
situated in Töreboda Municipality
Töreboda Municipality
Töreboda Municipality is a municipality in Västra Götaland County in western Sweden. Its seat is located in the town of Töreboda....
, Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County
Västra Götaland County is a county or län on the western coast of Sweden.The county is the second largest of Sweden's counties and it is subdivided into 49 municipalities . Its population of 1,550,000 amounts to 17% of Sweden's population...
, Sweden
Sweden
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with 408 inhabitants in 2005. The battle of Älgarås
Battle of Älgarås
The Battle of Älgarås took place at the royal estate of Älgarås in northernmost Västergötland in November 1205 between the House of Sverker and the House of Erik fighting for the Swedish crown. The brothers Jon, Joar, Knut and Erik Knutsson were staying at the estate when the Sverker clan attacked...
, between the House of Sverker
House of Sverker
After the extinction of the House of Stenkil and the ascension of Sverker I of Sweden in 1130, a civil war commenced. In the beginning, there were several pretenders, of whom Sverker I emerged as victorious, for a time...
and House of Erik took place here in 1205, securing the crown for Sverker II of Sweden
Sverker II of Sweden
Sverker II was King of Sweden from 1196 to 1208.-Biography:...
for some more years, until the battle of Lena
Battle of Lena
The Battle of Lena occurred on January 31, 1208, and probably took place near Kungslena , which is located in the Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden....
in 1208.