When Lord Ulf Gudmarsson Ulfåsaätten was born in 1298, in Närke, Örebro, Sweden, his father, Gudmar Magnusson Ulfåsaätten, was 32 and his mother, Margareta Ulfsdotter Lejon, was 23. He married Heliga Birgitta Birgersdotter in 1316, in Sweden. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He died on 12 February 1344, in Tollstad, Östergötland, Sweden, at the age of 46, and was buried in Tollstad, Östergötland, Sweden.
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A conflict on September 29, 1306, between Birger, King of Sweden, and his brothers, the dukes Eric Magnusson and Valdemar Magnusson is known as The Hatuna Games. The brothers arrived to a party late in the night at King Birger's estate. The dukes captured and imprisoned Birger and his wife in Nykoping Castle's dungeon. Duke Eric then gained power over Sweden.
Peasants revolted against King.
Sweden and Russia establish border.
and Swedish: from Old Norse Úlfr ‘wolf’. See Wolf .
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