Sweyn Forkbeard
E308522
Sweyn Forkbeard was a Viking king of Denmark, Norway, and briefly England, known for overthrowing his father Harald Bluetooth and launching major raids and conquests in the British Isles.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sweyn Forkbeard canonical | 16 |
| Svein Forkbeard | 1 |
| Svend Forkbeard | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2763729 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Sweyn Forkbeard Context triple: [Harold Bluetooth, child, Sweyn Forkbeard]
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A.
Cnut the Great
Cnut the Great was an early 11th-century Scandinavian ruler who became king of England, Denmark, and Norway, forging a powerful North Sea empire.
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B.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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C.
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside was a short-reigned but renowned English king in 1016, celebrated for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion under Cnut the Great.
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D.
Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
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E.
Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred the Unready was a late 10th- and early 11th-century king of England whose troubled reign was marked by repeated Viking invasions, heavy tribute payments, and political instability.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sweyn Forkbeard Target entity description: Sweyn Forkbeard was a Viking king of Denmark, Norway, and briefly England, known for overthrowing his father Harald Bluetooth and launching major raids and conquests in the British Isles.
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A.
Cnut the Great
Cnut the Great was an early 11th-century Scandinavian ruler who became king of England, Denmark, and Norway, forging a powerful North Sea empire.
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B.
Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.
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C.
Edmund Ironside
Edmund Ironside was a short-reigned but renowned English king in 1016, celebrated for his fierce resistance against Danish invasion under Cnut the Great.
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D.
Ethelred
Ethelred was a medieval Scottish churchman who served as Abbot of Dunkeld, an important religious and political center in early Scotland.
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E.
Æthelred the Unready
Æthelred the Unready was a late 10th- and early 11th-century king of England whose troubled reign was marked by repeated Viking invasions, heavy tribute payments, and political instability.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
king of Denmark ⓘ king of England ⓘ king of Norway ⓘ |
| birthName | Svein Haraldsson ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Roskilde Cathedral ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity |
10th century
ⓘ
11th century ⓘ |
| child |
Cnut the Great
ⓘ
Estrid Svendsdatter ⓘ Harald II of Denmark ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Svolder
ⓘ
Viking invasions of England ⓘ conflicts with Olaf Tryggvason ⓘ conflicts with Æthelred the Unready ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Christianity
ⓘ
surface form:
Christianity (disputed extent)
|
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 3 February 1014 ⓘ |
| era | Viking Age ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Danes ⓘ |
| father |
Harold Bluetooth
ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
|
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes (traditional view) ⓘ |
| mother | Tove of the Obotrites ⓘ |
| name |
Sweyn Forkbeard
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Svein Forkbeard
Svein Haraldsson ⓘ Sweyn Forkbeard self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Svend Forkbeard
Sweyn Forkbeard self-link ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
forced Æthelred the Unready into exile in Normandy
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proclaimed king of England at Gainsborough in 1013 ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Viking invasions of England
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking raids on England
conquest of England in 1013 ⓘ overthrow of Harald Bluetooth ⓘ participation in the Battle of Svolder ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Gainsborough
ⓘ
surface form:
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England
|
| positionHeld |
King of Denmark
ⓘ
King of England ⓘ King of Norway ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Harold Bluetooth
ⓘ
surface form:
Harald Bluetooth
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ |
| reignEnd |
3 February 1014 (Denmark)
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3 February 1014 (England) ⓘ c. 1013 (Norway) ⓘ |
| reignStart |
25 December 1013 (England)
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c. 1000 (Norway) ⓘ c. 986 (Denmark) ⓘ |
| religion | Norse paganism ⓘ |
| spouse |
possibly Sigrid the Haughty
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surface form:
Sigrid the Haughty (possibly legendary or conflated)
Gunhild of Wenden ⓘ
surface form:
Świętosława (Gunhild of Wenden)
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| successor |
Harald II of Denmark
ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ |
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Subject: Sweyn Forkbeard Description of subject: Sweyn Forkbeard was a Viking king of Denmark, Norway, and briefly England, known for overthrowing his father Harald Bluetooth and launching major raids and conquests in the British Isles.
Referenced by (18)
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