Battle of Lena

Battle of Lena
Location within Sweden
Date 31 January 1208 Location Kungslena, Sweden 58°14′N 13°50′E / 58.233°N 13.833°E / 58.233; 13.833 Result Swedish victory
Belligerents
Denmark	Sweden
Commanders and leaders
Sverker II of Sweden Ebbe Sunesson [sv]  †	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.