Torkel Styrbjörnsson

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Torkel Styrbjörnsson, Torgils, Sprakalägg or Sprakling is considered to have been the son of the disinherited Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong, the son of king Olof (II) Björnsson of Sweden. His mother was Tyra, the daughter of Harold Bluetooth (king of Denmark and Norway).

He died at the Battle of Swold.

Children:

  1. Ulf Jarl (d. 1027), the Jarl of Canute the Great in Denmark and Danish steward.
  2. Gytha Thorkelsdóttir who was to marry Godwin, Earl of Wessex.
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