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After Harthacnut's death, the English throne reverted to the House of Wessex under Æthelred's younger son Edward the Confessor (reigned 1042–1066). Sweyn's daughter, Estrid Svendsdatter , was the mother of King Sweyn II of Denmark .
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Spelling Variations of First Name: Svein, Sveyn although Svend is the correct First name at birthName: Svend I 'Forked Beard' //Note: Koning van DenemarkenName: /Sweyn/Title: King of DenmarkTitle: King of England 1013 - 1014Husband: Svend I 'Forked Beard'Wife: Gunhilda (Sigrid 'the Haughty')Child: Estrid SvendsdatteMarriage: 0998Hellig Trefoldigheds Kirke, Roskilde, Roskilde, Denmark 1. Burial: Roskilde, Roskilde Domkyrka, Danmark,
Occupation: Kung i Danmark 986-1014, kung i England 1013-1014Religion: According to Adam of Bremen, Sweyn only achieved success as a ruler after accepting Christianity.- Male
Lagertha is Ragnar's first wife and a shieldmaiden. Following her separation from Ragnar, Lagertha rises to become Earl of Hedeby in her own right, going by the name Earl Ingstad. Following the deaths of Ragnar and Aslaug, she becomes Queen of Kattegat.
Vikings: Valhalla. Freydis. Character: Freydís Eiríksdóttir was an Icelandic woman and the daughter of Erik the Red, thus Leif Erikson's sister. According to the sagas, Freydis was an early ...
Anglo-Saxon England suffered many attacks and invasions from Viking and Scandinavian rulers. Knut (also known as Canute) was the son of Svein Forkbeard, who had secured most of England just before his death in 1014. Continuing in his father’s path, Knut launched an invasion a year later.
The Unready fled to Normandy with his second wife Emma and their two younger children when Svein invaded. The other guys to the right are probably just fellow Danish Vikings. Maybe one of them is supposed to be Thorkell the Tall, a legendary jomsviking who helped in the conquest.
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Svein is based on Svein Knutsson, the son of Cnut the Great and his first wife Ælfgifu of Northampton. In 1030 Cnut sent Ælfgifu and Svein as regents to rule Norway. Their rule was considered oppressive by the Norwegian because they imposed new taxes and harsh laws. They were expelled in 1034.
