Emund the Old

Emund the Old or Edmund (Swedish: Emund den gamle; Old Swedish: Æmunðær gamlæ, Æmunðær gammal, Æmunðær slemæ; died c. 1060) was King of Sweden from c. 1050 to c. 1060. His short reign was characterised by disputes with the Archbishopric of Bremen over church policies, and a historically debated delimitation of the Swedish-Danish border.

Emund the Old
King of Sweden
Reignc. 1050–c. 1060
PredecessorAnund Jakob
SuccessorStenkil
Diedc. 1060
SpouseAstrid Njalsdotter (?)
IssueAnund
Ingamoder, Queen of Sweden
HouseHouse of Munsö
FatherOlof Skötkonung
MotherEdla
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