Brief Life History of Ragnvald
When Ragnvald Ingesson Knaphövde, född Knaphövde, Kung av Sverige was born in 1075, in Uppsala, Stockholm, Sweden, his father, King Inge Stenkilsson, was 27 and his mother, Queen Helena, was 20. He had at least 1 daughter with Ingrid af Reval. He died about 1139, in Karleby, Uusimaa, Finland, at the age of 65.
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1100 · Vreta Abbey is First Christian Convent
Vreta Abbey was established around 1100 and was the first Christian convent in Sweden. It was located in modern-day Linkoping Municipality. It was founded on orders of Pope Paschal II with large donations by King Inge the Elder and Queen Helena.
Name Meaning
English (Devon): from the Middle English personal name Inger + -son. Inger is from the Old Norse name Yngvarr, Ingvar, whose later form was Ívarr (see Iverson 2).
Altered form of English Ingersoll .
Americanized form of Swedish Ingersson and probably also of Danish Ingersen, respectively an extinct and very rare patronymics from the male personal name Inger, from Old Norse Ingvarr, a compound of Ing (the name of a Norse god associated with fertility) + arr ‘warrior’.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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