Christina Bjornsdatter

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Christina Björnsdatter married Eric the Saint and was the queen of Sweden in the 12th century. According to the Knýtlinga saga, she was the daughter of Björn Haraldsson Ironside, the son of the Danish prince Harald Kesja, and his consort Catarina Ingesdotter, the daughter of Inge I of Sweden.

She became notable in her animosity toward the newly founded convent in Varnhem, Västergötland.

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