Bjørn Haraldsen Ironside (''Bjørn Jærnside''; died 1134) was a
Danish prince.
Bjørn was one of the 15 sons of Prince
Harald Kesja. His mother was Ragnild Magnusdatter. Bjørn married Princess
Katarina Ingesdotter of Sweden, the daughter of King
Inge I of Sweden
Inge the Elder (Swedish language, Swedish: ''Inge Stenkilsson''; Old Norse: ''Ingi Steinkelsson''; died c. 1105–1110) was a king of Sweden. In English literature he has also been called ''Ingold''. While scant sources do not allow a full pictur ...
. Bjørn was the father of
Christina Bjornsdatter, a Swedish queen.
Bjørn accidentally drowned with his brother Eric in 1134 near
Schleswig
The Duchy of Schleswig (; ; ; ; ; ) was a duchy in Southern Jutland () covering the area between about 60 km (35 miles) north and 70 km (45 mi) south of the current border between Germany and Denmark. The territory has been di ...
.
''Harald Kesja'' (Dansk biografisk Lexikon)
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Ancestry
References
House of Estridsen
Princes of Denmark
1134 deaths
Year of birth unknown
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