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 (5)

Label Occurrences
Sweyn Forkbeard canonical 28
Svein Forkbeard 2
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 (disputed extent) ⓘ
linked to: Christianity
countryOfCitizenship Denmark ⓘ
dateOfDeath 3 February 1014 ⓘ
era Viking Age ⓘ
ethnicGroup Danes ⓘ
father Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
mannerOfDeath natural causes (traditional view) ⓘ
mother Tove of the Obotrites ⓘ
name Svein Forkbeard ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard

Svein Haraldsson ⓘ
Svend Forkbeard ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard

Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
notableEvent forced Æthelred the Unready into exile in Normandy ⓘ
proclaimed king of England at Gainsborough in 1013 ⓘ
notableWork Viking raids on England ⓘ
conquest of England in 1013 ⓘ
overthrow of Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Svolder ⓘ
placeOfDeath Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England ⓘ
linked to: Gainsborough
positionHeld King of Denmark ⓘ
King of England ⓘ
King of Norway ⓘ
predecessor Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: Harold 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 Sigrid the Haughty (possibly legendary or conflated) ⓘ
Świętosława (Gunhild of Wenden) ⓘ
linked to: Gunhild of Wenden
successor Harald II of Denmark ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (33)

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 ⓘ
Sweyn Forkbeard → name → Svein Forkbeard ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard
Sweyn Forkbeard → name → Svend Forkbeard ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard
Jomsborg → associatedWith → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Æthelred the Unready → successor → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
subject linked to: the Unready
St Brice’s Day massacre → relatedTo → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Olaf Haraldsson → predecessor → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
North Sea Empire → foundedBy → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Sweyn II of Denmark → namedAfter → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Olaf I of Norway → successor → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
subject linked to: King Olaf I of Norway
Tove of the Obotrites → child → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Tove of the Obotrites → notableRelative → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Svein Haraldsson → alsoKnownAs → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Svein Haraldsson → alsoKnownAs → Svein Forkbeard ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard
Sweyn Knutsson → relative → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Knut the Great → father → Sweyn Forkbeard ⓘ
Knut the Great → predecessor → Sweyn Forkbeard (in Denmark) ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard
Świętosława → spouse → Sweyn Forkbeard of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Sweyn Forkbeard