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Sweyn Forkbeard

960 - 1014

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Sweyn Forkbeard (Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg [ˈswɛinː ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson ˈtjuːɣoˌskeɡː]; Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999/1000 until 1014. He was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great, and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid-980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne. Harald was driven into exile and died shortly afterwards in November 986 or 987. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sweyn Forkbeard is the 793rd most popular politician (down from 610th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 21st in 2019) and the 14th most popular Danish Politician.

Sweyn Forkbeard was the king of Denmark from 1014-1018. He invaded England in 1013 and became king of England in 1014. He ruled for three years before he was defeated by Edmund Ironside and forced to flee back to Denmark.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Sweyn Forkbeard ranks 793 out of 19,576. Before him are Æthelbald, King of Wessex, Gordian I, Friedrich Ebert, Edvard Beneš, Abd al-Rahman III, and Louis Bonaparte. After him are Haakon IV of Norway, Aldo Moro, Conrad II, Holy Roman Emperor, Alija Izetbegović, Dmitry Medvedev, and Islam Karimov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 960, Sweyn Forkbeard ranks 1. After him are Constantine VIII, Theophanu, Bagrat III of Georgia, Gotthard of Hildesheim, Henry V, Duke of Bavaria, Abu Nasr Mansur, Seongjong of Goryeo, Fulbert of Chartres, Adelaide, Abbess of Vilich, Gershom ben Judah, and Bernward of Hildesheim. Among people deceased in 1014, Sweyn Forkbeard ranks 2. Before him is Murasaki Shikibu. After him are Samuel of Bulgaria, Sigrid the Haughty, Rajaraja I, Bagrat III of Georgia, Brian Boru, and Al-Hakim al-Nishapuri.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Sweyn Forkbeard ranks 26 out of 1,032. Before him are Ole Rømer (1644), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), and Ubba (1000). After him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968), Björn Ironside (800), Henrik Pontoppidan (1857), Fredrik Bajer (1837), and Alexandra of Denmark (1844).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Sweyn Forkbeard ranks 14. Before him are John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), Christian VI of Denmark (1699), Gorm the Old (900), Christian II of Denmark (1481), and George I of Greece (1845). After him are Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Björn Ironside (800), Fredrik Bajer (1837), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), and Frederick VI of Denmark (1768).

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