While he was clearly a Christian like his father and brother, his influence may have been limited, since Adam relates that Christianity was so disturbed that the bishops appointed by the Archdiocese of Bremen did not even dare to travel to Sweden.
Han var klart kristen som sin far og bror, og hans indflydelse kan have været begrænset, da Adam skriver, at kristendommen i landet var så ustabil at biskopper, der var udpeget af ærkebiskoppen af Bremen ikke trude rejse til Sverige..