Folke the Fat [SEP] country of citizenship
Folke the Fat
Folke the Fat (), according to "Gesta Danorum" by the 12th century Danish chronicler Saxo Grammaticus, was the most powerful man in Sweden around 1100. He married Ingrid Knutsdotter, daughter of the Danish king Canute IV of Denmark who was murdered in 1086. Folke and Ingrid had the sons Knut and Benedict according to Saxo. The chronicler furthermore reports that Folke was the paternal grandfather of Birger Brosa, who still was alive at the time he wrote.
See also.
- House of
Swedish footballer
- Folke Mellvig (1913–1994), Swedish writer
- Folke Rabe (1935–2017), Swedish composer
- Folke Rogard (1899–1973), Swedish chess official
- Folke Rydén (born 1958), Swedish journalist
- Folke Sandström (1892–1962), Swedish horse rider
- Folke Skoog (1908–2001), American plant physiologist
- Folke Sundquist (1925–2009), Swedish actor
- Folke the Fat (11th century), Swedish political leader
- Folke Wassén (1918–1969), Swedish sailor