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- Torkel Styrbjrnsson, Torgils, Sprakalgg or Sprakling was the son of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjrn Starke, the son of king Olof (II) Bjrnsson of Sweden. His mother was Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth (king of Denmark and Norway). He died at the Battle of Swold. Torkel Styrbjrnsson, Torgils, Sprakalgg or Sprakling was the son of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjrn Starke, the son of king Olof (II) Bjrnsson of Sweden. His mother was Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth (king of Denmark and Norway). He died at the Battle of Swold. Swold was an island probably on the North German coast, near Rgen. The battle was fought between Olaf Trygvesson, king of Norway, and a coalition of his enemies: Eric Hakonson, his cousin and rival; Olaf, the king of Sweden; and Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark. (From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)
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