Relic of Beheaded Medieval Swedish King Might Be Authentic

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Relic of Beheaded Medieval Swedish King Might Be Authentic

Post by abner_mohl » Tue Apr 05, 2016 3:54 am

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The possible skull and crown of Saint Erik Jedvardsson, a medieval Swedish king turned saint. Eric led the First Swedish Crusade, which spread Christianity to the Finns, until the king was beheaded in 1160 by rebels aligned with a Danish claimant to the throne. Erik became a saint after his death, and his remains have supposedly been kept in a reliquary in Uppsala Cathedral since 1257.

http://www.livescience.com/54237-saint- ... ivescience

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