Halsten Stenkilsson

Halsten Stenkilsson
King of Sweden
Reignc. 1067–c. 1070
PredecessorEric and Eric
SuccessorHåkan the Red
(as King of Gothenland)
Anund Gårdske
(as King of Svealand)
King of Sweden
with Inge the Elder
Reignc. 1079–after 1081
PredecessorHåkan the Red
SuccessorInge the Elder
(as King of Gothenland)
Blot-Sweyn
(as King of Svealand)
Bornc. 1050
Diedunknown, after 1081
IssuePhilip of Sweden
Inge the Younger
HouseStenkil
FatherStenkil
MotherIngamoder Emundsdotter

Halsten Stenkilsson (English exonym: Alstan; Old Icelandic: Hallstein) was King of Sweden from c. 1067 to 1070. The son of King Stenkil and a Swedish princess, he became king some time after his father's death (1066), and he may have ruled together with his brother Inge the Elder. The date of his death is not known.