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Sweyn "Forkbeard" Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England

Danish: Svend "Tveskæg" Haraldssøn, Konge af Danmark og England, Norwegian: Svend Haraldssøn, King of Denmark and England, Swedish: Sven Haraldsson, Kung, Norse, Old: Sveinn Haraldsson, King of Denmark and England
Also Known As: "Sweyn I Forkbeard", "Sweyn the Dane", "Swegen and Tuck", "Sveinn Tjúguskegg", "Svein Tjugeskjegg", "Sven Tveskägg", "Svend Tveskæg", "Svend Tjugeskæg", "Svend Tyvskæg", ""Tveskaeg""
Birthdate:
Birthplace: Jelling, Vejle, Danmark (Denmark)
Death: February 03, 1014 (49-58)
Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (United Kingdom) (today believed to have died because of "Brugada syndrome" (BrS) a genetic disease that is characterized by abnormal electrocardiogram (ECG) findings and an increased risk of sudden cardiac death)
Place of Burial: Roskilde, Danmark
Immediate Family:

Son of Harald "Blue Tooth", king of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsdotter, Danish queen consort
Husband of Świętosława «Gunhilda» Piast and Sigrid the Haughty
Father of Gunhild Svendsdatter; Gyda Svendsdatter af Danmark; Harald II, king of Denmark; Santslaue Svendsdatter Sveynsdottir; Thyra Svendsdatter of Denmark and 2 others
Half brother of Gunhild Haraldsdotter; Sigrid Haraldsdotter; Håkon Haraldsøn and Thyra Haraldsdotter, Queen of Norway

Occupation: Dansk konge 980 - 1014 og Engelsk konge 1013 - 1014, Kung av Danmark, Konge: 986 - 1014, King of Denmark, Kung av Danmark 985-992 och 993-1014. Kung av England 1013-1014, Konge Av Danmark, Kung av Danmark 986-987, och 1000-1014. Kung av England 1013-1014
House: House of Denmark
King of Denmark: 986 - 1014
King of England: 1013 - 1014
King of Norway: 985 - 995 and 1000 - 1014
Managed by: Günther Kipp
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About Sweyn I "Forkbeard", king of Denmark, Norway & England

http://videnskab.dk/kultur-samfund/retsmediciner-svend-tveskaeg-gav...

Sweyn I Forkbeard

Svend I Tveskæg

Predecessor Harald Bluetooth Successor Harald II Sveinsson

  • King of Norway Reign 986 - 995 + 999 – 1014

Predecessor Harald Bluetooth - Olav I Tryggvason Successor Olav I Tryggvason - Saint Olaf

  • King of England Reign 1013 – 1014

Predecessor Æthelred the Unready Successor Æthelred the Unready

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Sweyn I "Forkbeard", king of Denmark, Norway & England's Timeline

960
960
Birth of Sweyn I "Forkbeard", king of Denm...
Jelling, Vejle, Danmark (Denmark)
966
966
Age 6
christened on 966
Oddesund Kirke, nu Føns Kirke, Odense amt
970
970
Birth of Gunhild Svendsdatter
976
976
Age 16
christened on 976
976
Age 16
emigrated on 976
976
Age 16
christened on 976
980
980
Birth of Gyda Svendsdatter af Danmark
Denmark
980
Birth of Harald II, king of Denmark
Danmark (Denmark)
985
985
Birth of Santslaue Svendsdatter Sveynsdottir
Denmark
985
- 1014
Age 25
Sweyn I "Forkbeard", king of Denmark, Norw...
Danmark
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