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Battle of Lena
| Battle of Lena | |||||||
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  Location within Sweden | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
| Denmark | Sweden | ||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
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Sverker II of Sweden Ebbe Sunesson † | Eric X of Sweden | ||||||
| Strength | |||||||
| 12,000–18,000 soldiers and knights (numbers likely exaggerated) | 7,000–10,000 armed peasants (numbers likely exaggerated) | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| Almost the whole army was destroyed | Light | ||||||
The Battle of Lena occurred on 31 January 1208 and probably took place near Kungslena, in the Tidaholm Municipality in Västergötland, Sweden. It was an important battle between the Danish-backed King Sverker II of Sweden and Prince Eric. Eric's forces won a crushing victory; however, in July 1210, Sverker returned with a second army and was killed in the Battle of Gestilren.
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