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Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. (c. 1018 1076) was the King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Margarete Svendsdatter, daughter of Sweyn I of Denmark. Because of his relationship to Canute the Great he appeared a pretender already from his early years. He rebelled against Norway's King Magnus who had made ...
Gyrd and Gnupa were kings of Denmark in the 10th century according to Sweyn II of Denmark and Adam of Bremen. They were the sons of the Swedish chieftain Olof (or Olaf) the Brash who had conquered Denmark and they ruled together according to Swedish tradition. Gnupa is mentioned on the two Sigtrygg Runestones raised near Schleswig by his wife ...
Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson (c.?1019 – April 28, 1074 or 1076) was the King of Denmark from 1047 to 1074. He was the son of Ulf Jarl and Estrid Svendsdatter. He was married three times, and fathered 20 children or more, including the five future kings Harald III Hen, Canute IV the Saint, Oluf I Hunger, Eric I Evergood and Niels out of wedlock.
Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson. (c. 1018 – 1076) was the King of Denmark from 1047 to 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Margarete Svendsdatter, daughter of Sweyn I of Denmark. Because of his relationship to Canute the Great he appeared a pretender already from his early years.
Oct 27, 2023 · Sweyn Forkbeard ( Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg; Danish: Svend Tveskæg; c. 960 – 3 February 1014) was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. He was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid-980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne.
Sweyn I (died February 3, 1014, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England) was the king of Denmark ( c. 987–1014), a leading Viking warrior and the father of Canute I the Great, king of Denmark and England. Sweyn formed an imposing Danish North Sea empire, establishing control in Norway in 1000 and conquering England in 1013, shortly before his death.
Dec 25, 2023 · 25 December 2023. By David McKenna, BBC News. British Library. Legend has it Sweyn Forkbeard was killed by the ghost of St Edmund. Forty days after he was crowned king of England, Sweyn Forkbeard ...
