Sverkersgården & the 1156 regicide

Östergötland · Sweden · Sägenplats · Scare 4/5

Here King Sverker the Elder was murdered by his own stable-hand on the way to Christmas matins in the dark — a memorial stone remains.

Sverkersgården beside Alvastra was a royal power centre of the Sverker dynasty. On Christmas Day 1156 King Sverker the Elder was murdered on his way to Christmas matins — by tradition, by his own stable-hand. A Sverker stone stands by the heritage trail; the king was likely buried in Alvastra abbey church. [The murder is documented dark history; no verified ghost legend — build on the historical weight.]

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Sverkersgården & the 1156 regicide is in Östergötland, Sweden.