his father, and a daughter, whose name is not known but who was the Queen Consort of King Stenkil of Sweden and the mother of two more Swedish kings, Inge I and Halsten. The cognomen "Gamle" is known from Adam of Bremen, although he mistakes it as a proper name and mentions in one episode a "King Gamle" when it is in fact Emund. The name means "old" and could signify that he was old when he became king or that he was the older brother to his predecessor Anund Jakob. Emund was the last king of the ancient royal house of the Swedes (sometimes known in modern history writing as the House of Munsö). He is known to have been alive as late as the summer of 1060, and probably died shortly after. Adam of Bremen relates in his work that Emund was succeeded by his "nephew or stepson", in fact probably son-in law, Stenkil. With him began a new dynasty that would last until the 1120s. The Hervarar saga (13th century) says that Emund was king only a short time: References Other sources Sawyer, Peter (1997), The Oxford Illustrated History of the Vikings. Oxford: Oxford University Press. Ohlmarks, Åke (1973), Alla Sveriges drottningar. Stockholm: Gebers. 11th-century Swedish monarchs 1060 deaths Year of birth unknown House of Munsö Sons of kings