Sweyn Forkbeard was King of Denmark from around 986 and briefly King of England from December 1013. He was also overlord of Norway from around 986 to 994 and again from around 1000. He married the sister of Boleslaw, ruler of Poland, and had three known children by her, including King Harald II of Denmark and King Cnut, who later ruled England; he also had a daughter, Gytha, from an earlier relationship.
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Role
Role (category)Wikidata P106 (occupation), classified into the fixed role-category enum, w-bbfill-langhist-0926. Classification
GenderWikidata P21 (sex or gender), w-bbfill-langhist-0926. Connections
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Source Swein Forkbeard (Wikipedia)
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1. Wikidata: Sweyn Forkbeard
Wikidata Q181896, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source Swein Forkbeard (Wikipedia)
In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespanQuote, In Era: The Post-Classical and Medieval Period, lead paragraph, lifespan
Infobox: born ; died 3 February 1014
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