 olof skÃ¶tkonung, also known as olaf eirÃ­ksson (c. 980&ndash;1022) was king of sweden, son of eric the victorious and, according to icelandic sources, sigrid the haughty. he succeeded his father in 995. ==etymology== one of many explanations to the name skÃ¶tkonung is that it is derived from the swedish word "skatt", which can mean either "taxes" or "treasure". the latter meaning has given the interpretation "tributary king" and one english scholar speculates about a tributary relationship to the danish king sweyn forkbeard, who was his stepfather.sawyer, peter (1997). the oxford illustrated history of the vikings. oxford university press, 1997. isbn 0-19-285434-8, p.169. this explanation is however highly speculative as it is not supported by any evidence or historical sources. another possible explanation of the name is that it means "treasure king" and refers to the fact that he was the first swedish king to stamp coins.myntkabinettet: olof skÃ¶tkonung an ancient land ownership ceremony which placed a parcel of earth in someone's lap (swedish: skÃ¶te) was called scotting and may have been involved in this epithet.lagerqvist & Ãberg in Ãknamn och tillnamn pÃ¥ nordiska stormÃ¤n och kungligheter isbn 91-87064-21-9 p. 23 the icelandic "ÃlÃ¡fr sÃ¦nski" means "olaf the swedish", an epithet used to distinguish him from the norwegian kings olaf tryggvasson and olaf haraldsson. ==life== our knowledge of olof is mostly based on snorri sturluson's and adam of bremen's accounts, which have been subject to criticism from source-critical scholars. but according to adam of bremen, sweyn forkbeard was forced to defend his danish kingdom from attacks by olof who claimed the danish throne. the conflict was resolved by sweyn's marriage with olof's mother and the two kings were thereafter allies. also snorri sturl
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