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	Sweyn
		Sweyn is rarely recorded as having used this name though, and the inscriptions on his coinage and fact that he was accepted by the English Witan as king Sweyn seem to corroborate this.
		Sweyn was almost certainly involved in the raids against England in 1003-1005, 1006-1007, and 1009-1012, following the St. Brice's Day massacre of England's Danish inhabitants in November 1002, recorded in the chronicles of John of Wallingford.
		Sweyn Forkbeard's nickname, which was probably used during his lifetime, refers to a long, pitchfork-like moustache, a "tjuge" in Old Norse, not to a full beard.
	www.the-world-in-focus.com /Europe/England/Royal_Family/sweyn.html (1201 words)

	Sweyn I of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Swyen Forkbeard is the founder of Swansea in Wales.
		Sweyn and the Jomsvikings at the funeral of Harald
		Sweyn's grandfather Gorm and father Harold Bluetooth are considered to have laid the foundation for a centralized Danish monarchy.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweyn_I_of_Denmark (1747 words)

	Highbeam Encyclopedia - Search Results for Sweyn
		Sweyn, c.960-1014, king of Denmark (986-1014), son of Harold Bluetooth.
		The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded England and forced Æthelred to flee to Normandy.
		In 1147, Waldemar, Sweyn III, and Canute (son of Magnus the Strong and grandson of King Niels) each claimed the Danish throne.
	www.encyclopedia.com /SearchResults.aspx?Q=Sweyn (560 words)

	My London. London History. Sweyn Forkbeard. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sweyn I, king of Denmark (986-1014) was the son of Harold Bluetooth.
		Sweyn was expelled shortly after his accession by the Swedish king Eric the Victorious, but his subsequent marriage to Eric's widow led to his restoration to the Danish throne and to an alliance with Sweden.
		Seemingly Sweyn was satisfied and one could thing that he was tired and bored of viking's lfe, but in 6 years he appeared in England, now as a conqueror.
	www.george.hotelsoffer.net /sweyn_forkbeard.php (297 words)

	Sweyn Forkbeard
		Sweyn I, King of Denmark, son of Harold Bluetooth, the christianizer of Denmark, by his peasant mistress Aesa, according to the Jomsvikinga Saga, though more probably his mother was Queen Gunild, Harold's consort.
		Shortly afterwards she married Sweyn, and easily persuaded her warlike husband to unite with Olaf, King of Sweden, against Olaf Trygvessön, who fell in the famous sea fight off Svolde (1000) on the west coast of Rügen, after a heroic resistance immortalized by the sagas, whereupon the confederates divided his kingdom between them.
		After his first English expedition Sweyn was content to flmail England instead of ravaging it, until the ruthless massacre of the Danes on St. Brice's day, the 3rd of November 1002, by Ethelred the Unready (Sweyn's sister was among the victims) brought the Danish king to Exeter (1003).
	www.nndb.com /people/718/000093439 (657 words)

	English Monarchs - Kings and Queens of England - Sweyn Forkbeard. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sweyn Forkbeard, the son of Harold Bluetooth, King of Denmark, was born around 960.
		Sweyn swore on the bragging cup to be avenged on the weak and treacherous Ethelred and landed in England in 1003, ravaging much of the south of England.
		Ethelred was re-called by the Witan, causing Sweyn's son, Canute to flee.
	www.englishmonarchs.co.uk /vikings.htm (360 words)

	Sweyn I of Denmark
		Sweyn I "Forkbeard" (sometimes Svein Haraldsson; in Danish, Svend Tveskæg) (circa 965 - February 3, 1014) succeeded his father Harold I as king of Denmark in 986.
		After recovering his throne (991) following a brief Swedish invasion, Sweyn established Danish control over a part of Norway (1000).
		After participating in a Norwegian-led raid against England in 994-995, Sweyn embarked on a series of full-scale invasions (1003-1005, 1006-1007, 1009-1012 and 1013) following the St.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/sw/Sweyn_I_of_Denmark.html (163 words)

	Canute the Great
		He was the son of sea-king Sweyn Forkbeard, also reputed to be a member of the Jomsburg Vikings, a military outfit of mercenary warriors with a fortress based in today's Poland.
		While his father, Sweyn, remained pagan to the end of his life, Canute was reared by a mother whose own mother had been abducted from a religious house and married to the first Duke of Poland, Mieszko (or Miraslav), who later adopted Christianity for political reasons.
		Accompanying his father on his successful invasion of England in August 1013, Canute was proclaimed king by the Danish fleet on Sweyn's death the following February, but returned to Denmark (April 1014) on the restoration of the defeated king Ethelred the Unready by the Witenagemot of English nobles.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ca/Canute_the_Great.html (723 words)

	Sweyn I - Search Results - ninemsn Encarta
		Sweyn I (Danish, Svend I), called Sweyn Forkbeard (c.
		Sweyn made an expedition against England in 994 and...
		Canute, the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard, king of the Danes, conquered England in 1013.
	au.encarta.msn.com /Sweyn_I.html (108 words)

	Camelot Village: Britain's Heritage and History
		Sweyn was married twice, his first wife, Gunhilda, bore him five children: Gytha, Harald, Cnut, Thyra and Estrith.
		Sweyn instigated Danish raids on England in the year 1009.
		Sweyn reigned but briefly though as he died in 1014 at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire as a result of falling from his mount.
	www.camelotintl.com /heritage/rulers/sweyn.html (193 words)

	Who put the 'Sweyn' in Swansea? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sweyn was a fairly common Norse forename, but some local historians have sought to establish a connection with Sweyn Forkbeard, who was King of Denmark from 987-1014, and, briefly, King of England from 1013-14.
		If, indeed, it is his name which is commemorated in "Sweyn's Ey," then the foundation of Swansea must be ascribed to the beginning of the eleventh century.
		Several historians have chosen to believe that it was, in fact, Sweyn Forkbeard who founded Swansea, because then, in one sense, the town would have the prestige of having been a royal foundation.
	www.swanseahistoryweb.org.uk /subheads/samples/sweynfr.htm (532 words)

	Ancestors of
		The massacre of the Danes by Ethelred drew Sweyn to England, and by the end of 1013 he had conquered nearly the whole of that kingdom.
		Sweyn died at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, having ruled England unopposed for only five weeks, and his body was returned to Denmark.
		Sweyn married Gunhilda of Poland/ Sigrid the Haughty of Poland, Queen Of Sweden, Queen of Denmark, daughter of Mieszko I Prince Of Poland and Dúbravka von Böhmen, Princess of Bohemia, in 998 in Denmark.
	www.drobrock.com /genealogy/4119.html (410 words)

	Sweyn
		The son of a Danish king, Sweyn 'Forkbeard' began conquering territory in England in 994, effectively devastating much of southern and midland England.
		The English nobility became so disillusioned with their existing king, Ethelred 'The Unready', that they acknowledged Sweyn as king in 1013.
		Sweyn's reign was short, as he died in 1014 being killed after falling from his horse, but his son Canute the Great soon returned and reclaimed control of England.
	www.royalty.info /british/Sweyn (87 words)

	Sweyn - HighBeam Encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		SWEYN [Sweyn], c.960-1014, king of Denmark (986-1014), son of Harold Bluetooth.
		Sweyn had previously invaded England and exacted Danegeld from King Æthelred.
		He invaded England again in 1003-4 and in 1013, when the English finally submitted and accepted him as king.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-sweyn.html (279 words)

	Ancestors and Family of Knud I Svendsson den Mektige of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		As a youth he accompanied his father, Sweyn I Forkbeard, king of Denmark, on his invasion of England in 1013.
		Canute was left in charge of the fleet at Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, and it was probably then that he met Aelfgifu, daughter of an ealdorman (chief officer) of Northumbria who had been murdered with King Aethelred II's connivance in 1006; she bore him two sons, Sweyn and Harold.
		Sweyn I Forkbeard was accepted as king of England by the end of 1013 but died in February 1014, and the English invited Aethelred to return.
	nygaard.howards.net /files/2/1522.htm (1059 words)

	SWEYN (Forkbeard) @ Archontology.org: presidents, kings, prime ministers, biography, database
		Sweyn was the son of King Harold Gormson "Bluetooth" of Denmark and Aesa, according to the Jomsvikinga Saga, though more probably his mother was Queen Gunild.
		In 994 Sweyn conducted a large fleet of warships to England, but failed to capture London.
		Following a massacre of Danes in England in 1002, Sweyn conducted a further series of raids and forced King Æthelred Unræd to flee the country in the second half of 1013.
	www.archontology.org /nations/england/anglosaxon/swen.php (221 words)

	World history and events in 1013 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		London surrenders to the Danish King Sweyn "Forkbeard" & his son Canute
		Sweyn I invades England after the pogrom against Danish settlers initiated by Ethelred
		Sweyn I Forkbeard is accepted as king by most of England
	www.badley.info /history/1013.year.html (153 words)

	Medieval Timeline - Browse by Century
		The nobility of England were so dissatisfied with the rule of Ethelred II that they recognized Sweyn as king of England.
		After Sweyn's (the king of Denmark) death, Ethelred returned to England to rule.
		Sweyn's reign in England was cut short by his death.
	www.shadowedrealm.com /timeline/century.php?Range=Eleventh (1598 words)

	Vikings & their Gods - Olaf I
		A great-grandson of King Harald I, he was brought up in Russia and later participated in numerous Viking raids along the Baltic and North Sea coasts and in the British Isles.
		During his last campaign, in England (994) with Sweyn I Forkbeard of Denmark, he was converted to Christianity, and the following year he returned to Norway, where a rebellion had erupted against the pagan Earl Håkon.
		Olaf's forces were defeated by a coalition consisting of Sweyn Forkbeard, King Olaf of Sweden, and the two sons of Earl Håkon in the naval Battle of Svold (1000), during which Olaf lost his life.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/olaf1.htm (165 words)

	Viking Invaders, Denmark, King Sweyn
		The fall of London and the flight of the English king Ethelred II to Normandy early in 1014 made Sweyn master of the country.
		During his last campaign, in England (994) with Sweyn I Forkbeard of Denmark, he was converted to Christianity, and the following year he returned to Norway, where a rebellion had erupted against the pagan Earl Hakon (937?-95).
		Olaf's forces were defeated by a coalition consisting of Sweyn Forkbeard, Olaf Skoetkonung (r.
	home.westserv.net.au /~derns/zweyn.htm (1133 words)

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		In late 1013, Aethelred was driven out of the country by Sweyn, but the Danish king died only a few weeks later after a fall from his horse, and Aethelred was undeservingly allowed to resume his throne, on terms which show how little trust or confidence his own subjects had in him.
		Gunhild, sister of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard and her family are amongst the victims.
		This was in stark contrast to the muddled policy of appeasement and ineffectual attacks pursued by his father, against whom Edmund was about to begin a rebellion, which he abandoned in the face of Canute's invasion.
	kykinfolks.tripod.com /parker/four.htm (5210 words)

	Sim Dynasty.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Sweyn Forkbeard has retired from the Pittsburgh Hornswagglers
		The Pittsburgh Hornswagglers have promoted Sweyn Forkbeard to the major league team.
		The Pittsburgh Hornswagglers have renamed Chief Smith to Sweyn Forkbeard.
	www.simdynasty.com /player.jsp?id=1763961 (473 words)

	Vikings & their Gods - Sweyn I
		He made an expedition against England in 994 and extorted a large amount of tribute money.
		Following a massacre of Danes in England in 1002, he conducted a further series of raids and in 1013 led an invasion with the object of effecting a permanent conquest.
		The fall of London and the flight of the English king Ethelred II to Normandy (Normandie) early in 1014 made Sweyn master of the country.
	www.angelfire.com /realm/shades/vikings/sweyn1.htm (112 words)

	Royal Jubbly: Hall of Reign I
		They came, they saw and, between 994 and 1013, one particular Dane, Sweyn, invaded quite a few times, raiding the country and avenging Ethelred's murder of his sister.
		But even though he led the fashion for forkbeards at the time, Sweyn was no Sven.
		Cnut (pronounced Canute), son of Sweyn, was an inspiring leader with a provocative name.
	www.student.city.ac.uk /~rc391/jubbly/filth/filth_aw.html (799 words)

	Canute ( Cnut )
		Cnut or Canute (994 - 1035) king of England and Denmark, son of Sweyn Forkbeard.
		He came to England with Sweyn as a member of his invading force in 1013.
		Made king of Denmark on the death of Sweyn in 1014.
	battle1066.com /g065.shtml (145 words)

	World history and events in 1014 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Marries Thyra Sveinsd¢ttir, daughter of Sweyn I, King of Denmark, Norway & England
		The Danish army choose Canute as their leader after the death of Sweyn I
		Succeeds as King of England, Elder son of King Sweyn "Forkbeard"
	www.badley.info /history/1014.year.html (179 words)

	King Cnut I
		In 1013 Cnut, younger son of Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark, accompanied his father during his invasion of England, when they forced King Æthelred II (the Unready) into exile in Normandy.
		On the death of Sweyn on 3rd Feb 1014, Æthelred II regained the English throne, while Cnut inherited the Danish throne.
		By 1016 Cnut was fighting in England, where the throne had passed to Edmund II earlier that year.
	www.chrisbutterworth.com /hist/cnut1.htm (293 words)

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