▁in ▁the ▁fight ▁between ▁Sver ker ▁II ▁of ▁Sweden ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Sver ker , ▁and ▁Erik ▁Kn ut sson ▁of ▁the ▁House ▁of ▁Eric , ▁for ▁the ▁Swedish ▁crown , ▁which ▁was ▁cont ested ▁over ▁three ▁main ▁batt les . ▁The ▁first ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Ä l gar å s , ▁( now ▁a ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁Swedish ▁community ▁T ö reb oda ▁in ▁V ä ster g öt land ) ▁in ▁November ▁ 1 2 0 5 , ▁where ▁King ▁Sver ker ▁II ▁defeated ▁Erik ▁Kn ut sson . ▁The ▁second ▁one ▁was ▁the ▁battle ▁Battle ▁of ▁L ena ▁( now ▁K ung sl ena ▁in ▁V ä ster g öt land ) ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁January ▁ 1 2 0 8 , ▁in ▁which ▁Erik ▁Kn ut sson , ▁with ▁a ▁Swedish ▁( and ▁Norwegian ?) ▁army , ▁won ▁a ▁dev ast ating ▁victory ▁over ▁King ▁Sver ker ▁II ▁and ▁his ▁Dan ish ▁army , ▁drove ▁him ▁from ▁the ▁throne ▁and ▁placed ▁himself ▁in ▁the ▁throne ▁as ▁Erik ▁X , ▁King ▁of ▁Sweden ▁from ▁ 1 2 0 8 ▁to ▁ 1 2 1 6 . ▁The ▁last ▁was ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Gest il ren ▁( per haps ▁in ▁En kö ping ▁in ▁U pp land ) ▁on ▁July ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 2 1 0 , ▁in ▁which ▁the ▁disp la ced ▁King ▁Sver ker ▁II , ▁with ▁a ▁Dan ish ▁army , ▁attempted ▁to ▁reg ain ▁his ▁throne , ▁but ▁was ▁defeated ▁and