Björn Ironside (
Old Norse:
Bjorn Járnsíða,
Icelandic:
Björn Járnsíða,
Swedish:
Björn Järnsida) was a
legendary king of Sweden who lived sometime in the 9th century. Björn Ironside is said to have been the first ruler of the
Munsö dynasty. In the early 18th century, a barrow, on the island of
Munsö was claimed by antiquarians to be
Björn Järnsidas hög or Björn Ironside's grave.
Hög, from the
Old Norse word
haugr, means barrow or mound.