Unreferenced date February 2007 Sweyn the Crusader Lang da Svend Korsfarer IPA da sfen k sf pron c. 1050 in Denmark 1097 in Turkey was a Denmark Danish Crusades crusader . He was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Estridsen , and husband of Florine of Burgundy . He is famous for his participation in the First Crusade , which he primarily spent fighting the Turkish people Turks . On his way to Jerusalem in 1097, he and 1,500 other Danish knights were attacked by the Turks. The Danes lost the battle, and Sweyn the Crusader was killed. Ancestry ahnentafel top width 100 center ahnentafel compact5 style font size 120 line height 110 border 1 boxstyle padding top 0 padding bottom 0 boxstyle 1 background color fcc boxstyle 2 background color fb9 boxstyle 3 background color ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Sweyn the Crusader 2 2. Sweyn II of Denmark 3 4 4. Ulf the Earl Ulf Thorgilsson 5 5. Estrid Svendsdatter 6 7 8 8. Thorgil Sprakling Thorgil Styrbj rnsson Sprakling 9 10 10. Sweyn I Forkbeard 11 11. Sigrid the Haughty 12 13 14 15 16 16. Styrbj rn the Strong 17 17. Thyra Haraldsdotter of Denmark 18 19 20 20. Harald Bluetooth 21 21. Gyrid Olafsdottir of Sweden 22 22. Mieszko I of Poland 23 23. Dubrawka of Bohemia 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 center ahnentafel bottom Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sweyn The Crusader ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1097 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sweyn The Crusader Category House of Estridsen Category 1050s births Category 1097 deaths Category Danish people Category Christians of the First Crusade Category Warriors of Europe Category Illegitimate children of Danish monarchs Denmark mil bio stub da Svend Korsfarer de Sven der Kreuzfahrer ... more details
Note There is also a Sweyn Holm off St Ninian s Isle , Shetland Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands , next to Gairsay . It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson Sveinn , ref name Smith Haswell Smith ref who was connected with Gairsay or possibly a corruption of servant s island in Norse. Geography and geology Sweyn Holm is made up of red sandstone . ref name Smith References reflist North West Orkney Orkney Islands Orkney geo stub coord 59 5 23 N 2 57 4 W region GB type isle display title Category Islands of the Orkney Islands fr Sweyn Holm it Sweyn Holm nn Sweyn Holm ... more details
Sweyn Asleifsson c. 1115 1171 was twelfth century Viking who appeared in the Orkneyinga Saga . Early career Sweyn or Sveinn was born in Caithness in the early twelfth century, to Olaf Hrolfsson and his wife sleik. According to the Orkneyinga Saga , he came to prominence when he murdered Paul Haakonsson Earl Paul of Orkney s cup bearer c. 1134 in a quarrel over a drinking game, and fled to Tiree to take refuge with Holdbodi Hundason. ref name Orkneyinga Saga Orkneyinga Saga ref In 1140, Holdbodi called on Sweyn to join him raiding the coast of Wales , but they were beaten off, Holdbodi withdrawing to the Isle of Man and Sweyn to Lewis . ref name Orkneyinga Saga In the early summer of 1141, Sweyn arrived in Man to join Holdbodi, but the Hebridean had been persuaded to join forces with the Cambro Norman Norman Welsh lord Robert who had defeated them in the previous year, and attacked Sweyn ... , Sweyn was driven out of Orkney by Rognvald Kali Kolsson , but King David I persuaded them to make peace. ref name Orkneyinga Saga Olvir Rosta killed Sweyn s father later Sweyn attacked Olvir, killed ... Earls of Orkney Rognvald Kali Kolsson, Erlend Haraldsson and Harald Maddadsson . Sweyn, backed by the new ... records a raid on the Isle of May , by Sweyn Asleifsson and Margad Grimsson, after they had been ... own money, he made good to everyone his loss After Erlend s death in 1154, Harald drove Sweyn ... and Sweyn were reconciled and Sweyn even became foster father to Harald s son Hakon. ref name Orkneyinga Saga Death The circumstances of Sweyn s death are confused. It is clear that the events ... the Furious was none other than Sweyn. Be that as it may, when the Normans retook Dublin , both Sweyn ... ISBN 978 1870325103 External links http www.orkneyjar.com history historicalfigures sweyn index.html Orkneyjar account of Sweyn Asleifsson http www.caithness.org history articles swein.htm Sweyn ... es Sweyn Asleifsson ... more details
at the Temple at Uppsala . There is no mention of Sweyn in the regnal list of the Westrogothic ... king The earliest source that deals with Blot Sweyn s coming to power is the Iceland ic legendary ... and chased him away. ref name hervarar This was the opportunity for Sweyn to assume power ... by the name Sweyn, an unworthy man and with reason called Blood Sweyn . He had this name because he ... Eskil s death to c. 1016, several generations before Blot Sweyn. ref name Eskil How Sweyn was killed According to Hervarar saga , Sweyn s rule was not to last. Before long, the Christian Inge decided to kill the Pagan Sweyn in a less than honourable way cquote Svein the Sacrificer was King of Sweden ... saga , but in this account, Sweyn stays indoors and is burnt to death cquote Christianity ... chose them another king, Sweyn, the queen s brother, who still held to his sacrifices to idols, and was called Sacrifice Sweyn. Before him king Ingi was forced to fly the land into West Gothland but the end of their dealings was, that king Ingi took the house over Sweyn s head and burnt him inside ... historian Snorri Sturlusson wrote in the Heimskringla that Bl t Sweyn had a pagan successor who ... is mentioned in other sources as being the son of Blot Sweyn, ref name Nordisk2 cite web url http ... Monarchs of Sweden Notes references DEFAULTSORT Blot Sweyn Category Swedish monarchs Category Pagan ... more details
Sweyn Godwinson lang ang Swegen G dwines sunu c. 1020 1052 , also spelled Swein , was the eldest son of Godwin, Earl of Wessex Earl Godwin of Wessex , and brother of Harold II of England . Early life In 1043 Sweyn was raised to an earldom which included Gloucestershire , Herefordshire , Oxfordshire , Berkshire and Somerset . ref Frank Barlow historian Barlow, Frank , Edward the Confessor p. 74 and Barlow ed., Vita dwardi pp. 7 8 ref ref name Williams http www.oxforddnb.com view article 26831 ?back ,12360 Ann Williams, Swein, Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography ref He signed his first Royal charter in 1044. ref Codex diplomaticus aevi saxonici , IV 74 ref He was later exiled from the Kingdom, and died on return from a pilgrimage to the Holy Land . There is some evidence suggesting that Sweyn claimed to be a son of Canute the Great King Canute , and but his mother indignantly denied this and brought forth witnesses to his parentage. ref DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 p. 108, note 114 ref Focus on Wales From the start, Swegen sought peace with Gruffydd ap ... DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 p. 109 ref Sweyn supported the King of Gwynedd with more ... Chronicle C 1046 ref Exile On his return from this campaign Sweyn abducted Eadgifu , the Abbess of Leominster ..., the king refused permission and Eadgifu returned to her abbey. Late in 1047 Sweyn left England to take ... to meet the King, Sweyn had his cousin Beorn murdered and was again exiled, condemned as a ni ing ... and restored Surprisingly enough it appears that Sweyn was pardoned, despite his crimes, the following ... in 1066 pp. 112. ref Sweyn had one son, Hakon, said to have been a hostage in Normandy until ..., Earl of Hereford Ralph the Timid s end Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Sweyn ... OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Sweyn Godwinson Category House of Godwin Category Anglo Norse people Category Anglo ... births Category 1052 deaths de Sweyn Godwinson eo Sweyn Godwinson fr Sven Godwinson no Svein Godwinson ... more details
King Sweyn may refer to SweynForkbeard 960 1014 , King of Denmark, England, and Norway as Sweyn I. Sweyn Knutsson 1016 1035 , King of Norway as Sweyn II. Sweyn II of Denmark 1019 1074 76 , King of Denmark Sweyn III of Denmark 1125 1157 , King of Denmark See also Swain surname Sven Svend Sveinn hndis Sweyn, King ... more details
Refimprove date March 2009 Infobox royalty type monarch realm denmark name Sweyn II Estridsson succession King of Denmark image Svend estridsen.jpg caption Imaginary portrayal of Sweyn II. imgw 200px reign ... Sweyn the Crusader issue link Issue issue pipe among others... full name Sweyn Estridsson Ulfsson house ... right Coin of Sweyn II. File Sven Estridson coin pendant from Mildenhall Suffolk.jpg thumb right Sven ... Sven Estridssen.jpg thumb Coin of Sven Estridson. British Museum . Sweyn II Estridsson Ulfsson ref ... Sweyn was born in England , ref name bricka Carl Frederik Bricka Bricka, Carl Frederik , Dansk ... 5 . ref as the son of Norwegian Ulf Jarl and Estrid Svendsdatter , the daughter of king Sweyn I of Denmark and sister of king Canute the Great . Sweyn grew up a military leader, and served under king ... konge af Danmark 1047 74. , vikingeskibsmuseet.dk ref Sweyn fought for Magnus at the Battle of Lyrskov Heath in 1043. ref name pajung Sweyn won great reputation at Lyrskov Heath, and had the Danish ... name pajung The war between Magnus and Sweyn lasted until 1045, when Magnus uncle Harald Hardrada returned to Norway from exile. Harald and Sweyn joined forces, and Magnus decided to share the Norwegian ... kingdom would be divided Harald would get the throne of Norway, while Sweyn would be king of Denmark. ref name vsm Upon hearing of Magnus death Sweyn said, Now so help me God, I shall never yield Denmark ... Hardrada Harald, unwilling to relinquish Denmark, attacked Sweyn and fought a long war. Hedeby was sacked in 1050, and Harald also sacked Aarhus . ref name pajung Sweyn almost captured Harald in 1050, when Harald attacked the coast of Jutland and loaded his ships with goods and captives. Sweyn s flotilla ... the Danes would stop to get the goods. Sweyn ordered his men to leave the goods and go after Harald. Harald then ordered his men to throw the captives overboard. For them Sweyn was willing to let Harald slip away. ref name huitfeldt Sweyn came close to losing his life at the naval Battle of Nissan ... more details
align right Infobox royalty type monarch realm denmark name Sweyn III Grathe succession King of Denmark ... house House of Estridsen Estridsen full name Sweyn Eriksen father Eric II of Denmark Eric II ... Cathedral religion Catholic Church Roman Catholicism House of Estridsen sweyn3 Sweyn III ... of Denmark Valdemar I . In 1157, the three agreed a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill ... Heath and killed. Biography Sweyn was the illegitimate son of Eric II of Denmark Erik II the Memorable and the concubine Thunna. Sweyn travelled with Eric II to Norway in the mid 1130s, when his father ... by Eric III of Denmark Eric III , and Sweyn was sent to the court of Conrad III of Germany ... I of Germany . ref name bricka File Nordborg Svend Grathe.jpg thumb 150px left Statue of Sweyn III, in Nordborg ... Valdemar I of Denmark sought to canonization canonize Sweyn s uncle and Valdemar s father Canute Lavard ... of Eric III in 1146, Sweyn was elected king by the magnate s on Zealand Denmark Zealand while Canute ... Svend 3. Grathe Svend 3. Grathe at Gyldendals bne Encyklop di ref For the next years, Sweyn fought ... by Archbishop Eskil, but Sweyn moved to secure Eskil s loyalty by granting the Archbishop of Lund land holdings in Scania and Bornholm . Sweyn subsequently defeated defeated Canute on Zealand, to confine him to Jutland. In 1147, Sweyn and Canute united to support the Wendish Crusade . As Sweyn engaged ... war was soon re ignited. ref name bricka After several battles, Sweyn conquered Funen and parts of Jutland, and set Valdemar up as Duke of Schleswig . Sweyn then campaigned with Etheler von Dithmarschen against Adolf II of Holstein , a supporter of Canute. Sweyn succeeded in banishing Canute in 1150, and Canute s re entry with German troops in 1151 was also repulsed. Both Canute and Sweyn sought ... a deal in Merseburg later that year. ref name bricka The deal made Sweyn premier king , with Canute .... ref name gyldendal However, Sweyn only granted Canute small holdings, breaking the agreement ... more details
The Ceremony of Innocence is a 1970 television movie adaptation of the play by the same name which depicts a highly fictionalized account of the events leading up to Sweyn Forkbeard s invasion of England in AD 1013 . The script was written by Ronald Ribman and the film was directed by Ken Rockefeller and Arthur Allan Seidelman . Cast Richard Kiley as thelred the Unready Ernest Graves actor Ernest Graves as Sweyn Forkbeard John Horn actor John Horn as Edmund Ironside Elizabeth Hubbard as Emma of Normandy James Broderick as Susse Larry Gates as Earl of Ken Robert Gerringer Howard Green as Thorkil David Gwillim William Hickey actor William Hickey as Abbo Jessie Royce Landis as lfthryth, wife of Edgar Gilmer McCormick as Gunhilde Princess Thulja See also List of historical drama films External links imdb title 0205808 The Ceremony of Innocence DEFAULTSORT Ceremony of Innocence Category Films set in the 11th century Category 1970 films Category Films set in England Category Films set in the Viking Age Category Films based on actual events ... more details
otheruses Gunhild Gunhilde or Gunnhild died 13 November 1002 is said to have been the sister of SweynForkbeard , King of Denmark , and the daughter of Harald Bluetooth . She was married to Pallig , a Dane who served the King of England , thelred the Unready , as ealdorman of Devon shire. ref name CMG She had one son, Toke Trylle , later known as Toke Trylle Palneson Hvide, best known as the father of Skjalm Hvide , the founder of the Hvide Clan. She is supposed to have been a hostage in England when she was killed in the St. Brice s Day massacre , ordered by thelred. Pallig is reported alternatively to have been killed in the massacre ref name CMG http fmg.ac Projects MedLands DENMARK.htm Toc196361198 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy, Denmark, Kings ref or to have provoked the massacre by deserting thelred s service. ref name Lavelle Ryan Lavelle, Aethelred II King of the English , The History Press, 2008, pp. 104 105 ref Historians are divided about the strength of the evidence that she was SweynForkbeard s sister. She is not mentioned in the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography entries for Sweyn ref http www.oxforddnb.com view article 26830?docPos 1 Sweyn, Oxford Online DNB ref and thelred, ref http www.oxforddnb.com view article 8915?docPos 2 thelred, Oxford Online BNB ref and Ryan Lavelle is sceptical of the reliability of the later medieval sources, such as the chronicle of John of Wallingford , which mention her. ref name Lavelle ref The http fmg.ac Projects MedLands DENMARK.htm Toc196361198 Foundation for Medieval Genealogy describes her as Sweyn s sister, but states that the primary source for the statement has not been identified. ref However, Frank Stenton described the claim as a well recorded tradition , and considered that a desire to avenge her death was probably a principal motive for Sweyn s invasion of England in 1003 ref Frank Stenton , Anglo Saxon England , Third Edition, Oxford University Press, 1971, p. 380 ref , leading to the eventual ... more details
Infobox royalty Monarch name Harald II title King of Denmark image Harald 2 ukendt kunstner 1685.jpg imgw 160px reign 1014 1018 coronation predecessor Sweyn I of Denmark Sweyn I Forkbeard successor Cnut the Great spouse issue royal house royal anthem father Sweyn I of Denmark Sweyn I Forkbeard mother Gunhild of Wenden birth date birth place death date 1018 death place place of burial Harald II of Denmark died 1018 was King of Denmark from 1014 to 1018. ref name kongehuset http kongehuset.dk lineage.php?id 58197&dogtag k dk monarkiet kongeraek&list id 1 Konger kken at Monarchy of Denmark The Danish Monarchy ref He was the eldest son of Sweyn I of Denmark and Gunhild of Wenden Gunhilda , ref name bricka Carl Frederik Bricka Bricka, Carl Frederik , Dansk Biografisk Lexikon , vol. VII Hansen Holmsted , 1893, p.73. http runeberg.org dbl 7 0075.html Available online ref and was regent while his father was fighting Ethelred the Unready in England . He inherited the Danish throne in 1014, and held it while his brother, the later king Cnut the Great conquered England. ref name gyldendal http www.denstoredanske.dk Danmarks geografi og historie Danmarks historie Danmark f C3 B8r Reformationen Harald 2?highlight Harald 202. Harald 2. at Gyldendals bne Encyklop di ref After his death in 1018, he was succeeded by Cnut the Great. Little detail is known about Harald II. ref name kongehuset References references s start s reg s bef before Sweyn I of Denmark Sweyn Forkbeard s ttl title List of Danish monarchs King of Denmark years 1014 1018 s aft after Canute the Great end Monarchs of Denmark Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Harald 02 Of Denmark ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1018 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Harald 02 Of Denmark Category Danish monarchs Category Viking Age monarchs Category 1018 deaths Category 11th century rulers in Europe Category Year of birth unknown Category Roman Catholic monarchs Denmark bio st ... more details
Pallig ref Palling, Palnig, Palne. ref died 1002 was a Denmark Danish chieftain. He was recruited to help Ethelred II , ref http www.headington.org.uk history famous people ethelred.htm , http www.users.on.net jackr history ethelred.html , Barbara Yorke, Wessex in the Early Middle Ages 1995 , p. 134. ref and was made Jarl title Jarl or Ealdorman of Devon shire. He is said to have been killed in the St. Brice s Day massacre , along with his wife Gunhilde , daughter of Harald I of Denmark ref http fmg.ac Projects MedLands DENMARK.htm Denmark Bot generated title ref and sister of Sweyn Forkbeard . Sweyn s invasions from 1002 may have been partly in revenge for the murder of his sister. An alternative version is that Pallig deserted the service of King thelred the Unready thelred in 1001, and that the massacre was partly thelred s revenge. ref Ryan Lavelle, Aethelred II King of the English , The History Press, 2008, pp. 104 105 ref Notes references Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Pallig ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1002 PLACE OF DEATH Category 1002 deaths Category Danish people Category Year of birth unknown Category People from Devon Denmark stub da Pallig Tokesen fa sv Pallig Tokesen ... more details
Eadwig theling sometimes also known as Eadwy or Edwy died c. 1017 was the fifth of the six sons of King thelred the Unready and his first wife, lfgifu of York lfgifu . ref http www.oxforddnb.com view article 8502?docPos 4 M. K. Lawson, Edmund II , Oxford Online Dictionary of National Biography, 2004 ref Eadwig is recorded as a witness to charters from 993. ref http www.pase.ac.uk pdb?dosp VIEW RECORDS&st PERSON NAME&value 7507&level 1&lbl Eadwig Prosopography of Anglo Saxon England , Eadwig 11 ref When Sweyn Forkbeard conquered England in 1013, thelred fled to Normandy, but Eadwig, who had previously rarely been asociated with his elder brothers, thelstan theling thelstan and Edmund Ironside Edmund , remained behind with them in England. ref Pauline Stafford , Queen Emma & Queen Edith , Blackwell, 2001, p. 223 ref Sweyn died in February 1014, and thelred was restored to the throne. thelstan died in June 1014 and thelred in April 1016, leaving Edmund and Sweyn s son Cnut the Great Cnut to dispute the throne. In October 1016 Cnut and Edmund agreed to divide England between them, but Edmund died a month later, leaving Cnut as undisputed king. Eadwig, who was now the last surviving son by his father s first marriage, was exiled in 1017, but he returned and was murdered by Cnut, possibly after attempting to rally resistance in the south west. ref Stafford, op. cit., pp. 225 26 ref The Anglo Saxon claim to the throne then passed to the elder son of thelred s second marriage, the future Edward the Confessor . See also House of Wessex family tree References reflist Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Aetheling, Eadwig ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH DATE OF DEATH 1017 PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Aetheling, Eadwig Category 1017 deaths Category Anglo Saxon royalty ... more details
Unreferenced date September 2008 infobox UK feature official name Swainston Manor shire county state Isle of Wight country England nation UK map name United Kingdom Isle of Wight static image name Swainston Manor Hotel geograph.org.uk 580381.jpg static image alt see WP ALT static image caption Swainston Manor Hotel static image 2 name static image alt 2 see WP ALT static image caption 2 static image width 2 os grid reference SZ441878 latitude 50.688 longitude 1.377 Swainston Manor lies convert 1 mi to the east of Calbourne , Isle of Wight , England . Now a hotel, Swainston Manor was originally a manor house on a site dating back to 735 CE. Eight hundred years ago it became the location of a palace built by the Bishops of Winchester . It has a 12th century chapel on its convert 32 acre . Most of the present building was constructed in the 18th century, but an attached hall dates from the 13th century. Warwick the Kingmaker reportedly dined at Swainston Manor. Swainston is derived from its original name, Sweyn s Town . It was founded by king Sweyn I of Denmark Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark , whose son was King Canute . The parish of Calbourne was at one time dependent on Swainston Manor. The house was severely damaged by incendiary bombs during World War II. The church on the site however was untouched. The poet Alfred Lord Tennyson also visited Swainston a few times. It is claimed that he wrote Maud on its grounds. He also wrote In the Garden at Swainston after the death of his friend and Swainston s owner, Sir John Simeon. Swainston also features, as Swaynestone , in Maxwell Gray s 1886 novel The Silence of Dean Maitland . Swainstone was one of the locations for King James 1st public school during the 1960s. Other locations for the school included Newport and Cowes. External links http www.swainstonmanor.co.uk Official website Alt text missing England Category Country houses on the Isle of Wight Category Manor houses in England ... more details
date October 2008 . Three years later in 994, SweynForkbeard and Olaf Trygvason returned to lay siege ... from the English than to take whatever booty they could plunder. Tilsted stayed loyal to SweynForkbeard and died in 1013, after having sailed up the rivers Humber and Trent with SweynForkbeard and his son Cnute, for Sweyn to be accepted as king of the Danelaw. In Denmark, his sons raised a rune ... known clan of Vikings was the Tilsted Clan. Its leader, Tilsted The Grey , was one of SweynForkbeard s most beloved chieftains. ref Chronica Sialandie ref It was Tilsted who, in 991, led the fierce ... more details
Image Olav Tryggvasons saga Sigvalde jarl H. Egedius.jpg thumb 400px At the funeral feast, Jarl Sigvaldi swears an oath on his father s memory to go to Norway and kill or drive away Haakon Jarl Jarl Sigvaldi was the son of Strut Harald the Jarl of Sk ne and the brother of Thorkell the Tall Torkjell H ge . He succeeded Palnatoke as the chieftain of the Jomsvikings , but he proved more wise than brave. In order to win Astrid, the daughter of the Wendish chieftain Burislav , he promised to liberate the Wends of the tribute they had to pay to the Danes. He fulfilled his promise by sailing to Zealand Denmark Zealand where he sent the message to Sweyn Forkbeard that he had important tidings, but had fallen ill and could not come in person to bring them to him. As Sweyn was curious, he went aboard Sigvaldi s ship and was captured by the Jomsvikings. To be liberated the Danish king had to grant independence to both the Jomsvikings and to the Wends, in addition to paying a king s ransom. Svein also had to marry Gunhild of Wenden , daughter of Burislav and Burislav married Sweyn s sister Tyri. At the funeral of his father, Strut Harald, Sigvaldi was advised by Sweyn to attack Norway and to depose Haakon Jarl . This promise led to the Battle of Hj rungav gr in 986, from which Sigvald fled with disgrace. In 1000, Sigvaldi proved to be treacherous at the Battle of Svolder , by luring Olaf Tryggvason to the battle and by deserting him in the heat of battle. There is no record of him after the Battle of Svolder. See also Vagn kesson Sources The sources are primarily l fs saga Tryggvasonar and J msv kinga saga . Other sources Snorrason, Oddr translated by Theodore M. Andersson 2003 The Saga of Olaf Tryggvason Cornell University Press ISBN 0801441498 Sturluson, Snorri translated by Lee M. Hollander 1991 Heimskringla History of the Kings of Norway University of Texas Press ISBN 0292730616 Hollander, Lee M. 1989 The Saga of the Jomsvikings University of Texas Press ISBN 978 02927762 ... more details
Royal house surname House of Denmark coat of arms File Sweyn.jpg 180px SweynForkbeard The Founder of the Dynasty. country Kingdom of England , Kingdom of Denmark , Kingdom of Norway , Kingdom of Sweden parent house titles nowiki nowiki List of monarchs of England King of England Kings of Denmark King of Denmark Kings of Norway King of Norway Kings of Sweden King of Sweden founder SweynForkbeard final ruler Harthacnut 1020 1042 Harthacnut current head founding year 1013 dissolution 1042 nationality Danish people Danish English people English cadet branches Sweyn II of Denmark House of Estridsen The House of Denmark refers to the Denmark Danish List of English monarchs kings of England , who ruled England from 1013 to 1014 and 1016 to 1042. In 1013 SweynForkbeard , already the List of Danish monarchs king of Denmark and of Norway , overthrew King thelred the Unready of the House of Wessex . Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the death of his sister Gunhilde and many other Danes in the St. Brice s Day massacre , which had been ordered by thelred in 1002. Sweyn died in 1014 and thelred was restored. However in 1015 Sweyn s son, Cnut the Great , invaded England. After thelred died in April 1016, his son Edmund Ironside briefly became king, but was forced to surrender half of England to Cnut. After Edmund died in November that same year, Cnut became king of all England. Although Cnut was already married to lfgifu of Northampton , he married thelred s widow, Emma of Normandy . He ruled until his death in 1035. After his death another of thelred s sons, Alfred Aetheling , tried to retake the English throne, but he was betrayed and captured by Godwin, Earl ... is regarded as the end of the Viking Age . List of Danish kings of England SweynForkbeard , 1013 ... Harald III of Norway Cnut IV of Denmark Sweyn II of Denmark List of English monarchs References ... Sweyn on the official website of the British Monarchy http www.royal.gov.uk HistoryoftheMonarchy KingsandQueensofEngland ... more details
Infobox royalty image Cnut the Great Obverse.jpg caption Coin of Cnut the Great from the British Museum File Knutrike.png thumb right Cnut the Great s domains, in red. The House of Kn tlinga English language English House of Cnut s Descendants were a ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and Kingdom of England England . Its most famous king was Cnut the Great , who gave its name to this dynasty . Harthacnut II, Sweyn Forkbeard Cnut s father , Harold Harefoot , and Svein Knutsson were also members. In 1018 AD, the House of Kn tlinga brought the crowns of England and Denmark together under a personal union . At the height of its power, in the years 1028 1030, the House reigned over Denmark , Kingdom of England England , Norway , and parts of Sweden . After the death of Cnut the Great s heirs within a decade of his own and the Norman conquest of England in 1066, the legacy of the Kn tlinga was largely lost to history. Denmark hist stub See also House of Denmark Kn tlinga saga Category Viking Age monarchs Category Danish monarchs Category Norwegian monarchs Category English monarchs Category Roman Catholic monarchs Category Scandinavian history ... more details
coord 52.475 0.825 display title region GB scale 20000 Norse sagas recorded a battle at Hringmaraheior Old English language Old English Hringmere h , modern name Ringmere Heath . ref name WHS Citation last Stevenson first W. H. authorlink title Notes on Old English Historical Geography journal The English Historical Review volume 11 issue 42 pages 301 304 publisher location date Apr. 1896 url http books.google.com books?id bnwQAAAAYAAJ&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false issn accessdate 20 May 2011 ref The sack of Thetford, Norfolk Thetford occurred in 1004 in England 1004 . Sigvatr r arson Sigvat records the victory of Ethelred the Unready King Ethelred , allied with Olaf II of Norway Saint Olaf , ref name Heim cite book last Snorri Sturluson Sturlason first Snorre title Heimskringla or the Lives of the Norse Kings publisher Kessinger Publishing year 2004 page 225 url http books.google.com books?id ZTVjwf2ZPGYC&printsec frontcover&source gbs ge summary r&cad 0 v onepage&q&f false isbn 0766186938 Edited with notes by Erling Monsen ref over the Danes under Sweyn Forkbeard during the latters Sweyn Forkbeard Ruler of England campaigns in England . The Battle site was located in lands under the control of Ulfketel, Thane of East Anglia Ulfketel , Thane of East Anglia , at a site once thought to be near Wretham ref name Heim , but now thought to be at Rymer in Suffolk Keith Briggs, The battle site and place name Ringmere, Notes and Queries Volume 58, Issue 4 p.491 492 2011 , http nq.oxfordjournals.org content 58 4 491.extract link to text . The Anglo Saxon Chronicle reports that Ulfcytel Snillingr Ulfketel Ulfcytel and the councillors in East Anglia attempted to buy a truce with Swein, but that the Danes broke the truce and marched to Thetford, Norfolk Thetford where a part of the East Anglian fyrd engaged them. The Danes managed to escape. The Battle of Ringmere was fought in 1010 John of Worcester records that the Danes defeated th ... more details
Thorgil Styrbj rnsson Sprakling 9 10 10. Sweyn I Forkbeard 11 11. Sigrid the Haughty 12 13 14 ... Son of king Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn II Estridsson , Harald took part in Sweyn s 1069 raid of England ... of his father, King Sweyn, Harald was elected king in competition with his younger brother, Canute ... before the death of Sweyn. ref name kongehuset In order to get elected, he took the vows called Harald ... to swear oath s on behalf of the parties in a trial. ref name huitfeldt He allegedly continued Sweyn ... ffc boxstyle 4 background color bfc boxstyle 5 background color 9fe 1 1. Harald III Hen 2 2. Sweyn ... 17 1080 name Harald III s reg s bef before Sweyn II of Denmark Sweyn Estridson s ttl title List of Danish ... more details
. She allied Sweden with Denmark, marrying the widower SweynForkbeard who had already been feuding ..., writing that Eric the Victorious widow Syritha had married SweynForkbeard after having ... mentions that the daughter of Mieszko I of Poland and sister of Boleslaw I of Poland married SweynForkbeard and gave him two sons, Canute the Great and Harold II of Denmark , but he does not mention ... the Great and Harold II of Denmark in her second marriage with Sweyn. Consequently, Adam calls ... more details
of king SweynForkbeard and his son Canute the Great Cnut . After the death of Sweyn, and the English ... in an effort to dethrone SweynForkbeard . References Reflist s start succession box before Ulfcytel ... of oaths of allegiance given by the English nobles after his father Forkbeard s conquest. If it was Thorkell ... more details
to Adam of Bremen, SweynForkbeard was forced to defend his Danish kingdom from attacks by Olof who claimed the Danish throne. The conflict was resolved by Sweyn s marriage with Olaf s mother and the two kings were thereafter allies. Also Snorri Sturluson describes Sweyn and Olof as equal allies when ... and the daughter Ingegerd Olofsdotter . Alliance with SweynForkbeard Olof is said to have preferred royal sport s to war and therefore SweynForkbeard retook Denmark , which Olof s father Eric had conquered ... had preserved in what is now Estonia and Latvia . In 1000, he allied with SweynForkbeard ... more details
Sigurd Snake in the eye Old Norse Sigur r ormr auga was one of the sons of Ragnar Lodbrok and Kraka , but what set him apart from the others was that he was born with the image of the ouroboros , a snake or dragon biting its own tail, encircling the pupil of his left eye. Sigurd s descendants Ragnarssona ttr informs that when his father died, he inherited Zealand Denmark Zealand , Scania , Halland , the Danish islands, and Viken . He married Blaeja, the daughter of king Aelle II of Northumbria and they had the children Harthacnut I of Denmark Harthacanute and Aslaug who was named after her grandmother . Harthacanute and his descendents Harthacanute succeeded Sigurd as the king of Zealand, Scania and Halland, but he lost Viken. He was the father of Gorm the Old , the king of Denmark. Gorm succeeded his father as king and married Thyra , the daughter of the Jutland Jutish chieftain Harald klak . When Harald died, Gorm took his kingdom too and united Denmark.They had a son named Harald Bluetooth. Harald succeeded his father as king and married Gyrid of Sweden.They had a son named Sweyn Forkbeard. Sweyn succeeded his father as king and married Gunhild.They had a son named Cnut the great.Sweyn also ruled England in his lifetime and established the Danish Empire. When Sweyn died,his elder son Harald Svendsen became King Denmark as England s former king Ethelred reclaimed it.However as Harald did not marry,his brother Cnut the great became king,re established the Danish Empire and married Emma of Normandy.They had a son nnamed Harthacnut. When Cnut died,Harthacnut became king of the Danish Empire,however,he lost England to Edward the confessor in 1042.As he did not get married, Sigurds bloodline ended. Aslaug and her son Sigurd Hart Sigurd s daughter Aslaug married Helgi the Sharp the great great grandson of king Ring of Ringerike of the Dagling dynasty. They had the son Sigurd Hart , who married Ingeborg, the daughter of the Jutland Jutish chieftain Harald Klak . Sigu ... more details
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