Eskil Lundahl

Eskil Johannes Lundahl (7 September 1905 – 10 November 1992) was a Swedish freestyle and backstroke swimmer who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics and in the 1932 Summer Olympics.

He was born in Malmö and died in Bromma.

In the 1928 he was a member of the Swedish team which finished fifth in the 4×200 m freestyle relay event. In the 100 m backstroke competition he was eliminated in the semi-finals and in the 100 m freestyle contest he was eliminated in the first round.

Four years later at the Los Angeles Games he was eliminated in the first round of the 100 m freestyle event as well as of the 100 m backstroke competition.

At the 1948 Summer Olympics he participated in the art competitions but the event is unknown.

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Eskil

Eskil is a town and district of Aksaray Province in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey, situated on the southern shore of Lake Tuz. According to 2000 census, population of the district is 28,952 of which 22,125 live in the town of Eskil. The district covers an area of 1,369 km² (529 sq mi), and the average elevation in the center is 932 m (3,058 ft).

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Coordinates: 38°24′06″N 33°24′47″E / 38.40167°N 33.41306°E / 38.40167; 33.41306

Eskil (disambiguation)

Eskil may refer to:

Eskil (in Danish and Norwegian sometimes spelled Eskild) is also a male name which is mainly in use in Scandinavia. Bearers of this name include:

Eskil Magnusson

Eskil Magnusson was the lawspeaker of Västergötland in Sweden c. 1215–1227, and is the first attested lawspeaker in what is now Sweden about whom we have any extensive information.

Biography

He was a member of the Folkung dynasty, which in the 1250s became Sweden's royal dynasty. He was the son of Magnus Minniskiöld, and the elder brother of Birger Jarl, one of the most powerful men of his time in Scandinavia.

Around 1217, he married Kristina Nilsdotter, the widow of the Norwegian earl Hakon the Mad (d. 1214), whose son Knut was a pretender to the Norwegian throne. Due to the location of his jurisdiction and his marriage to Kristina, Eskil had good contacts in Norway and often functioned as a negotiator between the Swedish and the Norwegian government. In 1218, he was visited by his Icelandic writer and politician Snorri Sturluson.

Eskil was noted for his learning and seems to have had an important role in codifying the Västgötalagen or law of Västergötland, the oldest known Swedish text written in the Latin script. An old list of the lawspeakers of Västergötland tells that he collected and edited the province's laws, and administered justice with great consideration. He had good judgment, the learning of a cleric and he was superior to all the chiefains of the kingdom. He also distinguished himself in bravery and the list claims that it would take a long time until another man of that kind was born.