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The Swedes rebelled against the Anund Gårdske because he did not want to worship the Norse gods and Håkan the Red became king, 1070-1079, although he was a Christian. Håkan was probably an illegitimate son of Stenkil's. The cognomen red refers to his red hair.
He is said to have been from Westrogothia and he ruled for thirteen years until he died from an illness. During the last years he ruled together with Stenkil's son Ingold I.
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