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House of Stenkil was a dynasty on the Swedish throne from c. 1160 to c. 1125.^[1] Stenkil probably originated from Västergötland.^[2]

Line (of magnates and earls) before Stenkil, according to the Norse sagas:

• Skagul Toste (took Danegeld in England and was the father of Sigrid the Haughty)
• Ulf Tostesson, the son of Skagul Toste
• Ragnvald Ulfsson, the son of Ulf Tostesson, and exiled to Staraja Ladoga by Olof Skötkonung

On the throne of Sweden or Västergötland:

• 1060-1066 : Stenkil (Stenkil Ragnvaldsson)^[2]
• 1066-1067 : Eric Stenkilson (Erik (VII) Stenkilsson), theory that he is son of Stenkil is pure conjecture
• 1067-1070 : Halsten Stenkilsson (Halsten), son of Stenkil
• 1079-1084 : Inge I the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre), son of Stenkil

• 1084-1087 : Blot-Sweyn (Blot-Sven), possibly brother-in-law of Inge I the Elder
• 1087-1088 : Eric Årsäll, obscure king, possibly son of Blot-Sweyn
• 1087-1110 : Inge I the Elder (Inge (I) den äldre), 2d time,restored
• 1110-1118 : Philip Halsten (Filip Halstensson), no children
• 1110-1125 : Inge II the Younger (Inge (II) den yngre), no children

Cognatic offshoots:

• c 1125 - c 1130 Magnus I of Gothenland (the king list published by the royal court of Sweden calls him as member of Stenkil dynasty), was son of Inge I's daughter
• c 1150 - 1160 Eric IX of Sweden who was married with Christina, according to Norse legends daughter's daughter of Inge I; this couple started the dynasty of Eric

(* c 1155-67 Charles VII of Sweden (his mother was widow of Inge II) who married Kirsten Stigsdatter, according to Norse legends daughter's daughter's daughter of Inge I; this couple continued the in c 1130 ascended dynasty of Sverker)

• 1160-61 Magnus (II) of Sweden (the king list published by the royal court of Sweden calls him as member of Stenkil dynasty; some tend to call him as the "last" monarch of the House of Stenkil which however is a genealogically debatable concept), was son of daughter of Inge I's son Ragvald.

1. ^ Lagerqvist, Lars O. (2001), "Stenkilska ätten", Medeltidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 9151839261, <http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/sok/artikel.asp?id=21592>
2. ^ ^{a b} Odelberg, Maj (1995), "Stenkil", Vikingatidens ABC, Swedish Museum of National Antiquities, ISBN 9171929843, <http://histvarld.historiska.se/histvarld/sok/artikel.asp?id=11101>