King Sveyn (Forkbeard) Haraldsson of Denmark I (Sweyn) 
Sveyn, known as Forkbeard, was born in 0965 in Denmark.1 Forkbeard's father was Harald (Bluetooth) Gormsson of Denmark II and his mother was Gunnhild Olafsdottir. His paternal grandparents were Gorm Haraldsson and Thyra Klacksdottir; his maternal grandparents were King of Sweden Olof (Mitkg) Bjornsson and Ingeberg Thrandsdottir. He had two sisters named Thyra and Nevia. He had two half-brothers and four half-sisters, named Herbastus, Herfast, Wevia, Gonnor, Senfrie (Eva) and Avelina. He died at the age of 48 on February 2nd, 1013 in Gainsboro, England.1 Death Notes
D: 2 Feb 1013/1014
General Notes
Sweyn I, in Danish, Svend I, called Sweyn Forkbeard (960?-1014), king of Denmark (985?-1014). 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. After his death the throne of England eventually passed (1016) to his son Canute II.
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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. Brice's Day massacre of England's Danish inhabitants (November 1002). By December 1013 he was England's effective ruler following the flight to Normandy of king Ethelred the Unready.
Svein died on at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, having ruled England unopposed for only five weeks, and his body was returned to Denmark. He was succeeded as King of Denmark by his elder son, Harold II, and as King of England by his younger son Canute the Great. His son, Canute the Great, ruled in Denmark and England and some part of northern Germany.
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1. Abbrev: University of Hull Royal Database (England)
Title: Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull Royal Database (England) (copyright 1994, 1995, 1996)base (England)base (England). copyright 1994, 1995, 1996.
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usually reliable but sometimes includes hypothetical lines, mythological figures, etc
WWW, University of Hull, Hull, UK HU6 7RX bct@tardis.ed.ac.uk
2. Abbrev: Pullen010502.FTW
Title: Pullen010502.FTW
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Text: Date of Import: Jan 5, 2002
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0835 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d.0885
- b.0845 d.0890
- b.0818
- b.0858 in Sjaelland Island, Denmark d.0899
- b.0845
<Unknown>
- b.0880 d.0931 in Denmark
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 0858 in England
- b.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 Oct 0899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.0853
- b.0864 in Wessex, England
- b.0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.0852 in Mercia, England d.05 Dec 0905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset
- b.0830 d.0904
- b.0910 in Blauzahn, Germandy d.01 Nov 0986 in Jomsborg, Denmark
- b.0806 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 0858 in England
- b.0848 in Wantage, Berkshire, England d.26 Oct 0899 in Winchester, Hampshire, England
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.0853
- b.0871 in Farndon, Cheshire d.17 Jul 0924 in Farndon-on-Dee
- b.0825 in Mercia, England d.0866
- b.0852 in Mercia, England d.05 Dec 0905 in St. Mary's Abbey, Winchester, Dorset
- b.0830 d.0904
- b.0896 in Denmark d.0935
- b.0840 d.23 Apr 0871
- b.0850 d.0897
- b.0827
- b.0878 in Damerham, Wiltshire, England d.0920 in Wessex, England
<Unknown>
- b.0965 in Denmark d.02 Feb 1013 in Gainsboro, England
- b.0832 in Sweden d.0873
- b.0849 d.0900
<Unknown>
- b.0875 in Uppsala, Sweden d.0950
<Unknown>
- b.0895 in Uppsala, Sweden d.0985
<Unknown>
- b.0923 in Uppsala, Sweden d.1002
- b.0870 in Sula, Sweden
- b.0900 in Sula, Sweden
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Details of Forkbeard's family with Gunhild of Poland
Details of Forkbeard's family with Sigrid (The Haughty) Storrada Skoglar-Testedot
1 http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=:1564109&id=I23691
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I5321&style=TABLE, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1564109&id=I28718
Further sources/citations:
http://wc.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=PED&db=jdp-fam&id=I5321&style=TABLE, http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=:1564109&id=I28718
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