Ingi

In Sweden, Christianity was newly planted and King Ingi tried to abolish heathen customs; but the Bœndr elected Swein the brother of the Queen as a rival king who permitted sacrifices, and Ingi was forced to flee until he caught Swein in a house and burned him in it.

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In Sweden, Christianity was newly planted and King Ingi tried to abolish heathen customs; but the Bœndr elected Swein the brother of the Queen as a rival king who permitted sacrifices, and Ingi was forced to flee until he caught Swein in a house and burned him in it. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > Chapter Xxv > A Meeting Of Peace.)

In Sweden, Christianity was newly planted and King Ingi tried to abolish heathen customs; but the Bœndr elected Swein the brother of the Queen as a rival king who permitted sacrifices, and Ingi was forced to flee until he caught Swein in a house and burned him in it. (The Orkneyinga Saga, The Orkneyinga Saga > Chapter Xxv > A Meeting Of Peace.)

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