'Torkel Styrbjörnsson', 'Torgils', 'Sprakalägg' or 'Sprakling' is considered to have been the son of the disinherited
Swedish prince Styrbjörn the Strong, the son of king
Olof (II) Björnsson of Sweden. His mother was
Tyra, the daughter of
Harold Bluetooth (king of
Denmark and
Norway).
He died at the
Battle of Swold.
Children:
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Ulf Jarl (d. 1027), the
Jarl of
Canute the Great in
Denmark and Danish steward.
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Gytha Thorkelsdóttir who was to marry
Godwin, Earl of Wessex.