Kettil Holm
Kettil is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (1433–1465), Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union from February 1464 to August 1465 * Kettil Runske, according to Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555), the man who brought runes to humankind *Kettil Trout, North Norwegian chieftain from Ramsta (Hrafnista) in Hålogaland, from Icelandic saga '' Kettil Hoeng'' or ''Ketils saga hœngs'' See also *Kjetil Kjetil is a Norwegian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Kjetil Aleksander Lie (born 1980), Norwegian chess player, Norway's eighth International Grandmaster *Kjetil André Aamodt (born 1971), Norwegian former alpine ski racer *Kjetil Bang-Ha ...

Kettil Karlsson (Vasa)
Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (c. 1433 – 11 August 1465) was a Swedish clergyman, diplomat, military leader and statesman during the Kalmar Union era. He was a member of the house of Vasa. At age 25, he was elected Bishop of Linköping. He rebelled against King Christian I in 1463, was Captain General ''(rikshövitsman)'' and ''de facto'' regent of Sweden from February to August 1464, stepping down during the brief return of King Charles Canutesson from exile. After falling out with King Charles, Kettil Karlsson was subsequently elected Lord Protector and Regent ''( riksföreståndare)'' of Sweden from 26 December 1464 to his death. Biography Family and education Kettil Karlsson was the son of Karl Kristiernsson ( Vasa), Swedish Privy Councillor ''(riksråd)'' and Castellan ''(hövitsman)'' of Raseborg Castle, and Ebba Eriksdotter (Krummedige), daughter of the Danish Steward of the Realm and Privy Councillor Erik Segebodsen Krummedige, giving him family connections in the high ...
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Kettil Runske
Kettil Runske was, according to Olaus Magnus' ''Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus'' (1555), the man who brought runes to humankind, by stealing three rune staffs from Odin from which he learnt the runes. An apprentice named Gilbert defied Kettil, who punished him by throwing a rune staff at him whereby he was imprisoned. Gilbert was for a long time imprisoned in a cave on Visingsö in Lake Vättern Vättern ( , ) is the second largest lake by surface area in Sweden, after Vänern, and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden, to the southeast of Vänern, pointing at the tip of .... Sources *Olaus Magnus. 1555. ''Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus'' *Ebbe Schön. 2004. ''Asa-Tors hammare''. Fält & Hässler, Värnamo, {{ISBN, 91-89660-41-2. Runske ...
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Kettil Hoeng
Kettil is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Kettil Karlsson (Vasa) (1433–1465), Swedish clergyman and regent of Sweden under the Kalmar Union from February 1464 to August 1465 *Kettil Runske, according to Olaus Magnus' Historia de Gentibus Septentrionalibus (1555), the man who brought runes to humankind *Kettil Trout, North Norwegian chieftain from Ramsta (Hrafnista) in Hålogaland, from Icelandic saga '' Kettil Hoeng'' or ''Ketils saga hœngs'' See also *Kjetil Kjetil is a Norwegian masculine given name. It may refer to: *Kjetil Aleksander Lie (born 1980), Norwegian chess player, Norway's eighth International Grandmaster *Kjetil André Aamodt (born 1971), Norwegian former alpine ski racer *Kjetil Bang-Ha ...