The oak with a fascinating history
About one kilometer north of the Näs castle ruins stands a lone oak tree, steeped in history. Legend has it that this was the site where King Karl Sverkersson was murdered, and today it is known as Sverkerseken.
According to local lore, King Karl Sverkersson was murdered on Easter in 1167, on his way to Näs after attending the Maundy Thursday mass at Ströja Church (now Brahekyrkan). His body was reportedly tied to a thousand-year-old oak that stood here until the 1900s. The oak seen today was planted in 1956 by the Visingsö Local Heritage Association in memory of Karl Sverkersson.