Sweyn I "Forkbeard", king of Denmark, Norway & England

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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; Thyra Svendsdatter of Denmark; Cnut the Great, king of Denmark, England, Norway 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

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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
Jelling, Vejle, Danmark (Denmark)
966
966
Age 6
Oddesund Kirke, nu Føns Kirke, Odense amt
975
975
976
976
Age 16
976
Age 16
976
Age 16
980
980
Denmark
980
Denmark
980
Danmark (Denmark)
985
985
- 1014
Age 25
Danmark