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Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse:
Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg [
ˈswɛinː ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson ˈtjuːɣoˌskeɡː]; Danish:
Svend Tveskæg; 17
April 963 – 3
February 1014)...
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Godwinson (Old English:
Swegen Godƿinson) (c. 1020 – 1052), also
spelled Swein, was the
eldest son of Earl
Godwin of Wes****, and
brother of
Harold II of...
- a few w****s
before Cnut's death,
Swein and his
mother had to flee the
country altogether and go to Denmark.
Swein died
shortly afterwards. In Denmark...
- The
family again came
under su****ion
during the
invasion of
England by
Swein Forkbeard, King of Denmark, in 1013–14, and
further members were charged...
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Svein Knutsson (Old Norse:
Sveinn Knútsson [
ˈswɛinː ˈknuːtsˌson]; c. 1016–1035) was the son of Cnut the Great, king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and...
- went on to the
court of king
Swein Estrithson in Denmark,
along with the
younger Gytha. They
doubtless hoped that
Swein would support them in an invasion...
- They
remained loyal to Æthelred
during the
Danish invasion led by King
Swein Forkbeard in 1013,
which eventually drove Æthelred to flee the country....
- Máeyar.
Swein and
Margad sta**** for a
while with the King of Scots, and were well treated. King
David sent men to
those who had been
robbed by
Swein, and...
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Wikimedia Commons List of
Danish monarchs His
first name is also
spelled Swen,
Swein,
Svein and Sven, and his last name as Estridson,
Estrithson or Estridsøn...
- when King
Swein I of
Denmark drove Æthelred and his
family from England.
Swein's death in 1014
allowed Æthelred to
return home, but
Swein's son Cnut contested...
