Folke Filbyter from Swedish medieval legend
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Folke Filbyter is a legendary, often grimly portrayed progenitor of the medieval Swedish Folkunga dynasty, known from 19th-century romantic literature and folklore as a symbol of the transition from paganism to Christianity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Folke Filbyter from Swedish medieval legend canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character in Swedish legend
ⓘ
legendary figure ⓘ progenitor ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
19th-century Swedish romantic literature
ⓘ
Swedish folklore ⓘ Swedish medieval legend ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Folkunga dynasty NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithTheme |
clash between old Norse beliefs and Christianity
ⓘ
end of pagan era in Sweden ⓘ family conflict over religion ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| culture | Swedish ⓘ |
| fictionalStatus | legendary rather than historically attested ⓘ |
| genre |
legend
ⓘ
romantic historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor |
brutality
ⓘ
stubborn paganism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 19th-century national romanticism in Sweden ⓘ |
| languageOfTradition | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryPeriodOfReception | 19th century ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | ancestor of later historical nobles ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
grim
ⓘ
harsh patriarch ⓘ |
| regionAssociated | Medieval Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianization of Sweden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
paganism ⓘ |
| roleInDynasty | progenitor of the Folkunga dynasty ⓘ |
| symbolizes | transition from paganism to Christianity ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of archaic peasant nobility
ⓘ
symbol of resistance to Christianization ⓘ |
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