Olof of Sweden
Olof of Sweden,
Olof Skötkonung or
Skautkonung, the first
Christian king in
Sweden, reignes between
995 and
1022. He was baptized in
Husaby,
Götaland in
1008. His father Eric the Victorious, is said to have been baptized, but later when returning to the
Svealand kingdom fell back to heathen customs, worshipping the ancient
Asa gods. He married
Estrid of the Obotrites, better known as Queen Ingrid.
See also: Ansgar