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Sometime in the 840s, Anund returns to Sweden with a large Danish host of 21 longships and 11 of his own, because Anund had promised them rich plunder in Birka, and they arrived when Björn at Hauge was far away. Anund demanded one hundred marks of silver, which was granted. The Danes felt tricked and wanted to make a surprise attack on Birka in order to burn it and plunder it, but then Anund tried to avert their plans. He asked them to draw lots about whether it was the will of the Aesir that Birka should be destroyed (they were probably casting runes). The outcome was that the destruction of Birka would bring bad luck to the Danes. They then asked where to go for plunder and the answer was to go to a Slavic town. The Danes left Birka but returned with rich booty.
Anund then stayed to seek reconciliation with his people and his son Erik succeeded him on the Swedish throne.
See also Early Swedish Kingdoms, House of Munsö.
| Preceded by: Erik RefilssonErik Refilsson was a Swedish king of the House of Munso. According to Hervarar saga, two of his sons, Anund Uppsale and Bjorn at Hauge, were to be kings of Sweden. Rimbert relates that at Ansgar's second visit in Birka it was suggested among the people th | Semi-legendary king of Sweden | Succeeded by: OlofOlof was the king of Sweden when Ansgar made his second voyage to Birka in the year 854. He is said to have pillaged and conquered Kurland. He was a son of Bjorn at Hauge's. He is mentioned by Adam of Bremen and by Rimbert. He was contemporary with Erik A and/or Erik AnundssonErik Anundsson (d. 882) is most likely identical to Erik Emundsson who, according to the Heimskringla, was also the king of Westrogothia, Dalia, Bahusia and Wermelandia. The saga relates that he lost all of those provinces except for Westrogothia to Haral |