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| | Early Swedish Kingdoms |
 | | In the year 1000, when the Norwegian king was in Pomerania, a coalition was formed between the king of Sweden, Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark, and earl Eric of Lade[?], and the allies way laid their enemy off the coast near Rügen and overthrew him in the great sea-battle of Svolder[?]. |
 | | In Sweden, however, both the Westgotar and the Upland Svear were discontented, the former on account of the breaking of the king’s promise to Olaf II of Norway and the latter on account of the introduction of the new religion, and their passions were further inflamed by the lawman Anund of Skara. |
 | | Anund Jacob of Sweden[?], now sole king, early in his reign allied himself with Olaf II of Norway against Canute II of Denmark[?], who had demanded the restitution of the rights possessed by his father King Anund, Sweyn in Norway. |
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