▁and ▁sho als , ▁and ▁finally ▁escaped ▁to ▁the ▁Balt ic ▁Sea . ▁ ▁S nor ri ▁however ▁adds , ▁the ▁Sw edes ▁ref uted ▁this ▁version ▁as ▁dri vel . ▁ ▁Ag ne fit ▁▁ ▁Stockholm ▁der ives ▁its ▁myth ological ▁origin ▁from ▁a ▁dwell ing ▁place ▁called ▁Ag ne fit . ▁The ▁second ▁element ▁fit ▁means ▁' mo ist ▁me adow ' ▁and , ▁arg u ably , ▁the ▁only ▁possible ▁location ▁for ▁a ▁me adow ▁in ▁present - day ▁Stockholm ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁was ▁on ▁the ▁western ▁shore ▁of ▁today ' s ▁Stad sh ol men . ▁ ▁The ▁first ▁element ▁of ▁this ▁name ▁is , ▁explains ▁the ▁historian ▁S nor ri ▁St url us on ▁( 1 1 7 8 – 1 2 4 1 ), ▁derived ▁from ▁King ▁Ag ne , ▁a ▁pres umably ▁myth ological ▁king ▁who ▁in ▁a ▁dim ▁and ▁distant ▁past ▁( around ▁ 4 0 0 ▁A . D . ▁according ▁to ▁some ▁histor ians ) ▁enc amp ed ▁here ▁after ▁having ▁successfully ▁ra ided ▁Finland . ▁ ▁His ▁intent ions ▁were ▁to ▁marry ▁Sk j alf , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁the ▁defeated ▁Finn ish ▁trib al ▁chief . ▁ ▁The ▁young ▁woman , ▁however , ▁trick ed ▁him ▁to ▁ar range ▁a ▁celebr ation ▁including ▁prominent ▁guests ▁which ▁eventually ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁bo oz ing ▁party , ▁and , ▁while ▁Ag ne ▁sle pt ▁so ber , ▁Sk j alf ▁had ▁him ▁hung ▁in ▁his ▁gold ▁neck lace ▁before ▁esc aping . ▁