Sweyn Forkbeard

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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

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
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)
3 February 1014 (England)
c. 1013 (Norway)
reignStart 25 December 1013 (England)
c. 1000 (Norway)
c. 986 (Denmark)
religion Norse paganism
spouse possibly Sigrid the Haughty
surface form: Sigrid the Haughty (possibly legendary or conflated)

Gunhild of Wenden
surface form: Świętosława (Gunhild of Wenden)
successor Harald II of Denmark
Æthelred the Unready

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Referenced by (18)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Bluetooth child Sweyn Forkbeard
Harold Bluetooth successor Sweyn Forkbeard
Danish conquest of England hasKeyFigure Sweyn Forkbeard
Æthelred the Unready successor Sweyn Forkbeard
Olaf II of Norway predecessor Sweyn Forkbeard
Saint Olaf predecessor Sweyn Forkbeard
Viking invasions of England commander Sweyn Forkbeard
Cnut the Great father Sweyn Forkbeard
Olaf Tryggvason successor Sweyn Forkbeard
King of the Danes hasNotableOfficeHolder Sweyn Forkbeard
House of Knýtlinga notableRuler Sweyn Forkbeard
House of Knýtlinga member Sweyn Forkbeard
Jelling dynasty hasMember Sweyn Forkbeard
Jelling dynasty notableRuler Sweyn Forkbeard
Sweyn Forkbeard name Sweyn Forkbeard self-link
Sweyn Forkbeard name Sweyn Forkbeard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Svein Forkbeard
Sweyn Forkbeard name Sweyn Forkbeard self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Svend Forkbeard