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When the power of the dukes was on the rise again, Torkel had to reconcile with the church, and he ordered a charter on the renewal of the church's old rights, in 1305. However, Torkel was finally struck by the vengeance of his enemies. The dukes managed to win the trust of the king and poisoned the
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were re-established, on condition that the town did not provide
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Torkel was married twice. His first wife, whose origins are unknown, gave him a daughter
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