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Sweyn II (c. 1019 – 28
April 1076), also
known as
Sweyn Estridsson (Old Norse:
Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish:
Svend Estridsen) and
Sweyn Ulfsson, was King...
- The
House of
Estridsen was a
dynasty that
provided the
kings of
Denmark from 1047 to 1412. The
dynasty is
named after its
ancestor Estrid Svendsdatter...
- 1076 to 1080.
Harald III was an
illegitimate son of
Danish king
Sweyn II
Estridsson, and
contested the
crown with some of his brothers. He was a peaceful...
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death of his
brother Canute IV the Holy. He was a son of king
Sweyn II
Estridsson, and the
third of Sweyn's sons to rule. He
married Ingegard, the daughter...
- death, his
kingdom was
split between Harald Hardrada in
Norway and
Sweyn Estridsson in Denmark.
Magnus was an
illegitimate son of King Olaf
Haraldsson (later...
-
disorder with a
power struggle between the
pretender to the
throne Sweyn Estridsson, son of Ulf, and the
Norwegian king,
until the
death of
Magnus in 1047...
- Norway, and,
after falling out with Harald, was then made an Earl by
Sweyn Estridsson, king of Denmark,
which may have been
another recommendation for the match...
- king of Denmark, and
managed to
defeat the
Danish royal pretender Sweyn Estridsson.
Having heard of Sweyn's
defeat by Magnus,
Harald met up with his fellow...
- king
Sweyn Estridsson in a
major naval battle at Niså that
resulted in
Norwegian victory. In 1066,
after concluding peace with
Sweyn Estridsson,
Harald set...
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invasion and
ravaging of
England by Jarl Osborn,
brother of King
Svein Estridsson, and his sons. The lack of an
organised navy came to a head
during the...
