Charles the Deaf ( sv, Karl Döve) from the

House of Bjelbo The House of Bjelbo ( sv, Bjälboätten), also known as the House of Folkung (''Folkungaätten''), was an Ostrogothian Swedish family that provided several medieval Swedish bishops, jarls and kings. It also provided three kings of Norway and o ...

(''Folkungaätten'') was the jarl of

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during 1216–1220.

Biography

His father was magnate Bengt Snivil. He was the brother of

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and jarl Birger Brosa and father of jarl Ulf Fase. Charles died at the Battle of Lihula in Estonia August 8, 1220.Lindström, p 274. The seal of Charles, discovered in the early 1990s, is dated to the end of the 12th century and thus the oldest preserved personal object in

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. Personal seals were normally broken to pieces at the death of the owner in order to prevent later abuse, and the intact seal of Charles is therefore unique.Auktionsverket The Swedish Museum of National Antiquities bought it in 2001 for SEK 800,000.Rötter

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* * * 1220 deaths Swedish military personnel killed in action Swedish politicians 13th-century Swedish people Year of birth unknown Swedish jarls {{Sweden-mil-bio-stub