Sweyn forkbeard biography of williams

Sweyn Forkbeard or Tiugeskaeg, known as such due to his long cleft beard was the son of Harald Bluetooth and was born around 960 AD; he would be the first Danish King of England.

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Sweyn formed imposing Danish North Sea empire. His father was King of Denmark from 940 to 985 AD, and while it is unknown who his mother was, he may have been his father’s illegitimate son born from Aesa according to the Jomsvikinga Saga or from Queen Gunild.

Sweyn Forkbeard’s Sussession

Succeeding his father as King of Denmark in 986 AD Sweyn was married twice, to Gunhilda the daughter of the Duke of Poland and then secondly to Sigrid the Haughty the widow of the King of Sweden after he repudiated his first wife.

Harald Bluetooth was the first Scandinavian King to accept Christianity though Sweyn was never known to embrace his Christian name of Otto.

Sweyn was tolerant of paganism while favouring Christianity and many have argued it was politically motiv sweyn forkbeard biography of williams1 ZEMIF