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Sweyn
Sweyn , c.960-1014, king of Denmark (986-1014), son of Harold Bluetooth. Although baptized, he reverted to paganism and rebelled against his father, who was killed in battle. Sweyn was expelled shortly after his accession by the Swedish king Eric the Victorious, but his subsequent marriage to Eric's... Read more
Canute
Canute , 995?-1035, king of England, Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded England and forced Æthelred to flee to Normandy. When Sweyn died (1014), the Danes in England swore fealty to Canute, but on &AE... Read more
Olaf II
Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995-1030, king of Norway (1015-28). He is also called Olaf the Stout or Olaf the Fat. He spent part of his early life in England and helped Æthelred fight the Danes. He was converted to Christianity, and when he returned (1015) to Norway he zealously tried to Christian... Read more
Olaf I
Olaf I (Olaf Tryggvason) , c.963-1000, king of Norway (995-1000), great-grandson of Harold I. His early life of exile and slavery is surrounded with romantic legend, and little is definitely known of it. He aided his father-in-law, the duke of Poland, in war and took part in harrying the English c... Read more
Godwin
Godwin or Godwine , d. 1053, earl of Wessex. He became chief adviser to King Canute , was created (c.1018) an earl, and was given great wealth and lands. After Canute's death (1035) Godwin and Queen Emma, Canute's widow, supported the claims to succession of her son Harthacanute , against thos... Read more
Denmark
Denmark , Dan. Danmark, officially Kingdom of Denmark, kingdom (2005 est. pop. 5,432,000), 16,629 sq mi (43,069 sq km), N Europe. It borders on Germany in the south, the North Sea in the west, the Skagerrak in the north, and the Kattegat and the Øresund in the east. Copenhagen is Denmark'... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Sweyn"

Sweyn Estrithsson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Sweyn Estrithsson (d.1074), king of Denmark...rival Harold Hardrada , king of Norway, Sweyn nevertheless contributed mightily to the...Earl Godwine's brother-in-law), Sweyn was actively interested in English affairs...
Sweyn Godwineson
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Sweyn Godwineson (d.1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine , Sweyn was awarded an earl's title in 1043 but a wild streak...heinous. Beorn had been interceding with King Edward on Sweyn's behalf. By special procedures more Scandinavian...
Sweyn Forkbeard
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Sweyn Forkbeard (d.1014), king of Denmark...x2013;14). For some 20 years before 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard was involved in sporadic heavy...flee to Normandy. For five or six weeks Sweyn was thus in control of all his newly conquered...
Sweyn
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Sweyn , c.960-1014, king of Denmark (986...against his father, who was killed in battle. Sweyn was expelled shortly after his accession...Olaf I of Norway and divided his kingdom. Sweyn had previously invaded England and exacted...
Canute I the Great
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...was Harald Bluetooth, and his father Sweyn Haraldson, both kings of Denmark...Boleslav Chrobry. Gunhild became Sweyn's consort and mistress. Though they had no formal marriage arrangement, Sweyn made their sons, Harald and Canute...
Canute
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Norway, and Denmark. The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father...AElig;thelred to flee to Normandy. When Sweyn died (1014), the Danes in England swore...quarrels he banished his wife (and their son Sweyn) and married Emma, the widow of Æ...
Cnut
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History ...Cnut, the younger son of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard, came to prominence campaigning...side of his father, 1013–14. Sweyn forced King Æthelred into exile...lfgifu of Northampton, and their young son Sweyn (d. 1036), an experiment which ended...
Æthelred
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...major raid (1003) led by the Danish king Sweyn . Æthelred tried to defend his...disorganized, and when the Danish king Sweyn returned in 1013 to conquer, he was well...AElig;thelred fled to Normandy. Upon Sweyn's death in 1014, Æthelred...
Ethelred II
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...nevertheless in 997, and again in 1002 when they were massacred by Ethelred's forces. The Danish King Sweyn retaliated and conquered England (1013). Ethelred was made king again on Sweyn's death, but was succeeded by Sweyn's son Canute II .
Waldemar I
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...Denmark (1157-82). In 1147, Waldemar, Sweyn III, and Canute (son of Magnus the Strong...When Canute was assassinated (probably on Sweyn's orders), Waldemar conducted a campaign against King Sweyn, whom he defeated (1157) in a great battle...

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Sweyn Estrithsson
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Sweyn Estrithsson (d. 1074), king of Denmark...rival Harold Hardrada , king of Norway, Sweyn nevertheless posed a significant threat to...son of Cnut's sister Estrith and Jarl Ulf Sweyn's existence as a possible heir to the childless...
Sweyn Forkbeard
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Sweyn Forkbeard (d. 1014), king of Denmark...x2013;14). For 20 years before 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard was involved in heavy raiding against...flee to Normandy. For five or six weeks Sweyn was thus in control of all his newly conquered...
Sweyn I
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Sweyn I (or Sven ; known as ‘ Sweyn Forkbeard’ ) (died 1014) King of Denmark ( c. 985...English king Ethelred the Unready to flee to Normandy in 1013. Sweyn then became king of England until his death five weeks later...
Sweyn Godwineson
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Sweyn Godwineson (d. 1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine , a wild streak in...cousin, Earl Beorn. By special procedures more Scandinavian than English, Sweyn was adjudged ‘nithing’ in an assembly of the whole army...
Æthelred II
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...x2013;14, when the Danish king, Sweyn Forkbeard , forced him into exile in Normandy...was martyred by the Danes in 1012, and Sweyn's success the following year may be attributed...English war‐weariness. After Sweyn's death, Æthelred was recalled...
Edmund II (Ironside)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...was the son of ETHELRED II , who had temporarily (1013–14) lost his throne to Sweyn I of Denmark. Edmund's succession was challenged by Sweyn's son CANUTE . Over a period of eight months (1016) they fought six major battles. Defeated...
Cnut
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...England (1016–35). Cnut, the younger son of the Danish king Sweyn Forkbeard, campaigned in England by the side of his father, 1013–14. Sweyn forced King Æthelred into exile and received the submission of all...
St Brice's Day massacre
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...gifts, broke his pledge of loyalty. The murder of Pallig's wife Gunnhild, sister of the Danish king Sweyn , may well have provoked Sweyn's invasion in 1003, which was followed by continual onslaught, until in 1017 a Danish king was on the...
Ethelred II (the Unready)
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...1002, 1007, 1012) with DANEGELD . His attempt (1002) to massacre all the Danes in his kingdom was answered (1013) by the invasion of the King of Denmark, SWEYN I , who ruled England until his death (1014) when Ethelred was restored.
Edward
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History ...in English history, that of Earl Godwine of Wessex, whose daughter Eadgyth married Edward in 1045. Godwine's five sons, Sweyn , Harold , Tostig , Leofwine, and Gyrth, all achieved the rank and office of earl, and Harold succeeded his brother‐...

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Boulevard plan for city 'could lead to a landmark unrivalled in Wales' pounds 28m scheme would give area feel of Barcelona's Las Ramblas.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 12/10/2008; 700+ words ; ...Mediterranean climate. SWANSEA Population 300,000. Founded by The Vikings - norse warlord Sweyn Forkbeard liked its commanding sea views and called it Sweyn's Ey (Sweyn's land). Famous for Dylan Thomas, Michael Heseltine, the Gower Peninsula...
Some well-known names who could be chosen for a civic list for city.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 1/18/2003; 602 words ; ...by aircrews home to people in Britain and the US. SWEYN FORKBEARD, the hard-drinking Viking chieftain whose...land around the River Tawe estuary (he called it Sweyn's Ey meaning Sweyn's territory) gave rise to the name Swansea. KINGSLEY...
Has pounds 450m SA1 development transformed Wales' second city into 'Swindon-by-the-sea?' Council leaders outraged at poet's comment in new book.(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 5/9/2008; 700+ words ; ...away XTC from Swindon, they say, and you'd be left with, er, a bypass. SWANSEA Population: 225,000. People are known as: Swansea Jacks/Jills Got its name from: Its old name, Sweyn's Ey (Sweyn Forkbeard's land) Sports tea
Event for real ale lovers.
Newspaper article from: Gainsborough Standard (Gainsborough, England); 3/20/2008; 588 words ; ...Gainsborough. The cask-conditioned beers on offer at The Sweyn Forkbeard in Silver Street, will include five from overseas...fun and I am looking forward to welcoming customers into The Sweyn Forkbeard during the festival. Customers will be able to sample...
Thank-you gift by doctor's widow.(News)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 9/6/1999; 382 words ; ...decided to mke the gift in memory of her husband, the late Sweyn Hobson, who was a doctor for 55 years. Dr Hobson died at Walsgrave...Holyhead Road, close to the city centre. Mrs Hobson said: "Sweyn didn't retire until 1982 when he was 79, which made him Coventry...
Pub offers cut-price drinks.
Newspaper article from: Gainsborough Standard (Gainsborough, England); 1/10/2008; 545 words ; ...sales frenzy by offering cut-priced drinks. Manager of the Sweyn Forkbeard, Tina Storey is cutting the price of a number of...the choice of a trip to a sale at the shops or a sale at The Sweyn Forkbeard, most people would prefer to visit the pub. The...
On the move again ; Adam Postans discovers Swindon's future is set to be golden thanks to a billion-pound revamp
Newspaper article from: Western Daily Press (Bristol UK); 11/24/2007; 700+ words ; ...Book it was called Suindune, derived either from the Anglo-Saxon words swine and dun, meaning pig hill, or Sweyn's hill, where Sweyn was the local landlord. The first recorded market in the town was held in 1259. Only last month, the 21st...
You are cordially invited to join the 75th birthday party of Swansea Guildhall; Public tours of city landmark.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 10/15/2009; 700+ words ; ...clock tower design features the prow of a Viking longboat, a reminder of Sweyn Forkbeard, the Norse warlord who is said to have founded Swansea (which he dubbed Sweyn's Ey) in the ninth century. In the summer of 1969, a young Prince Charles...
So could Swansea end up looking like Benidorm?(News)
Newspaper article from: Western Mail (Cardiff, Wales); 11/3/2005; 700+ words ; ...Swansea Status: Second largest city in Wales. Population: 223,000. History: Swansea (formerly Sweyn's Ey) is named after the Viking warlord Sweyn (the Viking word for land is ey) Climate: 10 to 12C in winter, 19 to 22C in summer. Av rainfall...
Folk column
Newspaper article from: South Wales Evening Post; 3/6/2008; 381 words ; ...Thursday, it's plays host to an evening provided by The Men of Sweyn's Ey, who will be familiar to many of you as they dance each...would like more information about the evening or The Men of Sweyn's Ey, call 01792 843210. On Sunday, the Halfpenny Folk...