Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 46943
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Ellis Nilsson , Sara
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  • Title: Elin af Skövde (Helena av Skövde)
  • Source: Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women). 2018. Available open access from the Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon (Biographical Dictionary of Swedish Women): https://skbl.se/en/article/ElinafSkovde
  • Description: Donor to churches and supporter of the new Christian religion. Recognized as a saint in Sweden during the fourteenth century.
  • Article Type: Encyclopedia
  • Subject (See Also): Domestic Abuse Elin af Skövde, Saint Hagiography Murder Sweden Widows Women in Religion
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  • Geographic Area: Scandinavia
  • Century: 12
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  • Related Resources: The Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexicon is managed by KvinnSam (https://www2.ub.gu.se/kvinn/) located at the Humanities Library, University of Gothenburg. Because the SKBL project is no longer active, KvinnSam makes minor edits to published texts, if provided with this information. Otherwise, SKBL is not updated.
  • Author's Affiliation: Linnaeus University
  • Conference Info: - , -
  • Year of Publication: 2018.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 9789163975943