Stenkil

Stenkil (died 1066) became king of Sweden around 1060, succeeding the childless Emund the Old, whose daughter he married, and founding the dynasty that bears his name. Probably rooted in Västergötland, he was a devout Christian who worked with bishops from Hamburg and Bremen, yet forbade them to destroy the pagan temple at Uppsala for fear of revolt.

His reign saw fighting against Harald Hardrada of Norway. When he died in 1066, about the time of Hastings, his sons Halsten and Inge the Elder later held the throne.