Accession and Reign of Anund Jacob of Sweden

Name: Accession and Reign of Anund Jacob of Sweden
Start: 1022

Type Event Region Europe Time 1022

Anund Jakob inherited the Swedish throne around 1022 and ruled until 1050, continuing Sweden's Christianization and linking Sweden into the Baltic–Ea…

Timeline

1022Sigtuna · SwedenAnund Jakob succeeded his father Olaf Skötkonung, becoming ruler of the unified Swedish kingdom and beginning a reign of nearly thirty years.
1022–1030Sweden · SwedenAnund Jakob continued his father's Christian policies and supported church building; his sister Ingegerd married Yaroslav, forming a close royal alliance between Sweden and Kievan Rus', while Sweden also entered the Nordic contest over the Norwegian throne.

Sources

Sveriges historia — Dick Harrison (2002)
The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings — Peter Sawyer (ed.) (1997)