Sweyn forkbeard

Sveinn Tjugúskegg

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Ragnar Lothbrok was a fearless Viking hero who ransacked England and France and fathered the Great Heathen Army. However the historicity of the man with “hairy breeches” is subject to debate. Where does Ragnar the man end and the myth begin?

King Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg) is King Canute's father. King Forkbeard overthrew his father, Harald Bluetooth, and Norway's King Olaf Triggvason, laying the foundation for the North Sea Empire his son King Canute dreams of creating. Sweyn Forkbeard arrives in London to rule in his son's place while Canute returns to Denmark to fight off the Wends who have attacked. Forkbeard holds his first assembly with the nobles. Earl Sigeferth approaches Forkbeard in an…

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On this day, 997 years ago: 1014: 'After many cruel atrocities, which he perpetrated both in England and in other lands, the tyrant Swein filled up the measure of his damnation by daring to demand enormous tribute from the town where the incorrupt body of the precious martyr Edmund lay, a thing no one had dared to do before... He very frequently threatened that if it were not speedily paid he would destroy utterly the martyr's church, and he would torture the clergy in various ways. In…

“Sveinn Fork-beard, king of the Danes and the English, died on the campaign trail at Gainesburg (Gainsborough, Lincolnshire) #OTD in 1014, and was buried at York. The Danes said that he fell off his horse, the English that he was slain by the vengeful spirit of St Edmund.”

In this blog post, we are to discover Viking kings who achieved a lot in their time. Check to this blog post to find out

The biggest mistake that King Aethelred made during his reign was listening to his noblemen. One small mistake can ruin everything in one moment [...]