Talk:Magnus Eriksson

message: I think it is highly unfair to call him weak. He is, i think, the king who has inhabited the swedish throne the longest time. He was known for great interest in law and is the man behind the first swedish law that concerned all of Sweden. Before that each part of sweden had their own law. It was a great step into making Sweden one. And his nickname is more the work of a women called S:t Birgitta and absolutely hated the king writing letters and sermons absolutely dripping with hate against the king. She was the daughter of a noble but lived in Rome part of her life. Kurben 09:47, 3 September 2006 (UTC)
thread_title:  Weak king? 

message: Shouldn't we decide what to call this King? When you search for Magnus IV of Sweden, which is the name of the article, you land on a page that tells me that there are no such article and feel free to create one. I suspect it is a matter of links that has gone wrong some way when the article has been redirected. I dont really care what you call him (I am a swede myself and have always called him Magnus Eriksson)but it shouldn't be confusing. But if numbers are involved I only know of one King named Magnus before him and that was Magnus Barnlock ("Ladulås" in swedish). If he (Magnus Eriksson) was number IV who then were the two others?Kurben 16:52, 26 September 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I guess just Magnus Eriksson or Magnus Eriksson of Sweden would be too simple? Fornadan (t) 00:16, 5 November 2006 (UTC)

text: He has never seriously been called Magnus II and the Swedish Royal Court officially lists 3 kings before him by the name. The only legitimate numeral he is know by as a Swedish king is IV. I am fixing the article lead now. SergeWoodzing (talk) 12:39, 11 August 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Magnus IV vs Magnus II 

message: This article was automatically assessed because at least one WikiProject had rated the article as start, and the rating on other projects was brought up to start class. BetacommandBot 22:51, 9 November 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  WikiProject class rating

message: Magnus was declared to have come of age at 15 in 1331. This caused resistance in Norway... Magnus was crowned king of both Norway and Sweden in Stockholm. This caused further resentment in Norway... Who declared him to come of age? Was it himself? Was his mother behind this, or some other noble? Was coming of age at 15 normal in Sweden? Who is behind the decision to make both coronations in Sweden? Top.Squark (talk) 19:38, 24 May 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Coming of age and coronation 

message: Was he really born in Norway? Some sources say he was born in Stockholm.--Queen Elizabeth II's Little Spy (talk) 07:49, 24 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It doesn't seem that likely he would be born in Norway, as his father was Swedish. And that claim is not sourced in the article...--Barend (talk) 16:21, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: It seems to be generally known that he was born in Sweden and that we do not know where in Sweden. Sorry, I cannot put my finger on any source to cite right now. SergeWoodzing (talk) 17:21, 29 December 2010 (UTC)

text: 19th century Swedish historian Starbäck comes the closest on this topic and writes that Magnus's parents were in Norway and that Magnus was born "the following year", but where is not mentioned. SergeWoodzing (talk) 17:31, 29 December 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Place of birth? 

message: In the Swedish slave trade article, it is mentioned that "Slavery was initially outlawed in 1335 by Magnus IV of Sweden for thralls "born by Christian parents" in Västergötland and Värend", but that isn't covered at all on this page.  Anyone know of some details on that? --65.96.119.186 (talk) 13:50, 12 December 2012 (UTC)
thread_title:  Slavery 

message: The "Caresser" nickname was given to Magnus in the 1450s because he appeared weak against the Danish. It implied that Magnus was a naive pushover that could be caressed with pretty words and promises(Smek does not exactly mean caresser, that would be Smekare, rather it means "caress"). Later in the 1800s, a historian named Erik Gustaf Geijer simply assumed that the nickname must have been because of the allegations of his homosexuality, as he did not know the contemporary meaning of "Smek". The real meaning of Smek was found in a latin source by professor emeritus in medieval history Olle Ferm, which he reveaead in his 2009 publication Kung Magnus och hans smädesnamn Smek. Historien om en faktoid, dess ursprung, akademiska lansering och spridning (King Magnus and his epithet Caress: History of a factoid, it's source, academic launch and spread). Besides, the Libellus de Magno Erici rege from around 1370 which was given as source for the epithet being because of his homosexuality does not mention this. --83.226.146.180 (talk) 19:31, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: A source was removed in favor of another, and motivation behind the Smek epithet was made exclusively one-sided as per the new source. I am reinstating balance, giving a new source and giving more clarity to the one, more well-known theory. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 22:53, 1 February 2019 (UTC)

text: PS Olle Ferm is relatively unknown as a historian. --SergeWoodzing (talk) 23:24, 1 February 2019 (UTC)
replies: text: PS 2 Olle Ferm might be unknown for most Swedes, but he is a professor in middle age history at Stockholm University. He seems to be someone who knows what he writes about, when it comes to middle age in Sweden. Adville (talk) 23:53, 2 February 2019 (UTC)
thread_title: Smek nickname

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) BilledMammal (talk) 17:15, 23 May 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Requested move 15 May 2024