Anund Uppsale [SEP] father
Anund Uppsale
Anund Uppsale or Anoundus, 'Anund of Uppsala', (Old Norse: "Önundr Uppsali"), a son of Erik Björnsson of the House of Munsö, ruled Sweden together with his brother Björn at Haugi, according to Hervarar saga. He is called "Uppsale" because he stayed at Old Upsala, the era's religious centre. He and Björn are sometimes identified with similarly-named kings mentioned in Rimbert's Vita Ansgari and by Adam of Bremen.
Norse tradition.
The Hervarar saga
Bremen), "Anundsson" is probably the correct form of the patronym. The names "Eymund" and "Anund" were equivalent enough for the later king Anund Jacob to be called "Emund" (Eymund), in the "Westrogothic law". Consequently, Eric's patronym would not be the only instance where the two names were confused.
According to "Hervarar saga", he was preceded by his father Anund Uppsale and uncle Björn at Hauge, and later on succeeded by Björn (the father of