Björn at Haugi

Björn at Haugi ("Björn at the Barrow" from the Old Norse word haugr meaning mound), Björn på Håga, Björn II or Bern was, according to Hervarar saga, a Swedish king and the son of Erik Björnsson, and Björn ruled together in diarchy with his brother Anund Uppsale. Björn at Haugi is sometimes identified with the historically attested Björn, a local Swedish ruler mentioned in the 9th-century Vita Ansgarii by Rimbert.

Björn at Haugi
Legendary king of Sweden
Reign9th century
Born832 AD
Sweden
Died9th century
HouseHouse of Munsö
FatherErik Björnsson
ReligionNorse Paganism
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