UNKNOWN, Svend 1
| Birth Name | UNKNOWN, Svend |
| Gramps ID | I582809394 |
| Gender | male |
| Age at Death | 54 years, 1 month, 1 day |
Events
| Event | Date | Place | Description | Notes | Sources |
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| Birth | 960 | Denmark |
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| Death | 1014-02-02 | Gainesborough, Lincolnshire |
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| Nobility Title | I, Of Denmark "Forkbeard" |
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| Unknown | Divorced | Notes (Facts Page) |
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Parents
| Relation to main person | Name | Relation within this family (if not by birth) |
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| Father | UNKNOWN, Harald [I582806457] | |
| Mother | Olafsdottir, Gunhilda [I582804998] | |
| Stepsister | De Crêpon, Gunnora [I582808833] | |
| Sister | UNKNOWN, Thyra [I582804997] | |
| UNKNOWN, Svend [I582809394] | ||
| Sister | UNKNOWN, Gunhilda [I582808857] | |
| Stepsister | De Crepon, Awelina [I582809251] | |
| Stepfather | De Crepon, Herbastus Haraldblaatand [I582804031] | |
| Mother | Olafsdottir, Gunhilda [I582804998] | |
| Stepsister | De Crepon, Awelina [I582809251] | |
Families
| Family of UNKNOWN, Svend and Princess Of Bohemia, Gunhilda [F533083359] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Princess Of Bohemia, Gunhilda [I582810059] | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Family of UNKNOWN, Svend and Storråda, Sigrid [F533083360] | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Married | Wife | Storråda, Sigrid [I582806340] | ||||||||||||||||||
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Narrative
Name Prefix:<NPFX> Tveskjaeg
Name Suffix:<NSFX> I, Of Denmark "Forkbeard"
King of Denmark (c. 9871014) and Viking conqueror of Norway and England.
or Sweyn Forkbeard. He rebelled against his father, Harald Bluetooth (987), chasing him from Denmark. With Swedish and Norwegian allies, he defeated Olaf I Tryggvason (c. 1000), becoming virtual ruler of Norway. Sweyn led raids on England in 100304 and became king after a successful military campaign in 1013, forcing Ethelred II into exile. Norway reverted to Norwegian rule after Sweyn's death, but the Anglo-Danish empire continued under his son Canute the Great .