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''Ingamoder'' is a
''Ingemo'' was a local Swedish saint in Västergötland, however, she was not officially sanctioned and recognized by the Church. She is known only from customs at the Ingemo Well in Sweden. Ingemo Well ( sv, Ingemo källa), located between Skövde and Tidaholm, is a natural well where Ingemo was venerated according to legend, and which may originally have been a Pagan era holy site well. The well is walled with stone, its dimensions are 1,2 × 0,6 meter. It is covered with a limestone slab. The well was the goal of pilgrimages, where people offered coins for health into the 19th century. The earliest accounts of the customs at the well date from the late 17th century.
Modern genealogical speculation made her the mother of Inge but ''Ingemo'' cannot be reliably sourced as the same person as ''Ingamoder''.
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name invented in modern times for the daughter of King Emund the Old who was married to King Stenkil of Sweden and whose given name is not known. It translates to English as "Mother of Inge" (that is of King Inge the Elder).
Biography
The woman was born about 1025 to King Emund. She marriedStenkil
Stenkil (Old Norse: ''Steinkell'') was a King of Sweden who ruled c. 1060 until 1066. He succeeded Emund the Old and became the first king from the House of Stenkil. He is praised as a devout Christian, but with an accommodating stance towards th ...
, who would later inherit her father's title. According to a few more or less reliable sources King Stenkil had four sons, of which the first two can be considered known to history:
* Inge the Elder, King of Sweden
* Halsten Stenkilsson, King of Sweden
* Sweyn Stenkilsson
* Eric
Purported identity as ''Ingemo''
''Ingemo'' was a local Swedish saint in Västergötland, however, she was not officially sanctioned and recognized by the Church. She is known only from customs at the Ingemo Well in Sweden. Ingemo Well ( sv, Ingemo källa), located between Skövde and Tidaholm, is a natural well where Ingemo was venerated according to legend, and which may originally have been a Pagan era holy site well. The well is walled with stone, its dimensions are 1,2 × 0,6 meter. It is covered with a limestone slab. The well was the goal of pilgrimages, where people offered coins for health into the 19th century. The earliest accounts of the customs at the well date from the late 17th century.
Modern genealogical speculation made her the mother of Inge but ''Ingemo'' cannot be reliably sourced as the same person as ''Ingamoder''.
References
Other sources
*Ohlmarks, Åke ''Alla Sveriges drottningar'' (AWE/Geber: 1976) Swedish *Ohlmarks, Åke ''Alla Sveriges prinsessor'' (AWE/Geber: 1979) Swedish {{DEFAULTSORT:Ingemo 11th-century Swedish women Medieval Swedish saints People from Västergötland Swedish queens Swedish princesses House of Munsö Female saints of medieval Sweden Daughters of kings