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Olof Björnsson

Olof Björnsson (Old Norse: Óláfr Bjarnarson) is a Swedish royal figure recorded in medieval Norse sources. Knýtlinga saga calls him Óláfr Bjarnarson Svíakonungr, “Olof Björnsson, king of the Swedes”. Heimskringla, Hervarar saga ok Heiðreks and Styrbjarnar þáttr Svíakappa identify him as a son of King Björn, brother of Eric the Victorious and father of Styrbjörn the Strong.