Earl Sweyn Forkbeard

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical figure
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Norwegian_kings
gptkbp:associatedWith Viking raids
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Denmark
gptkbp:burialPlace Jelling
gptkbp:contemporary gptkb:Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:culturalImpact Influence_on_English_monarchy
gptkbp:descendant gptkb:Harald_II_of_England
Viking Age
Cnut the Great
Sweyn Knutsson
gptkbp:diedIn gptkb:England
gptkbp:dynasty House of Knýtlinga
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Danish_rule_in_England
gptkb:Danish_conquest_of_England
gptkb:Battle_of_Hastings
Battle of Stamford Bridge
Battle of Clontarf
Battle of Maldon
Siege of London
Battle of Assandun
Viking Age raids
Invasion of England 1013
Conquest_of_England
Establishment_of_the_Danelaw
Death_of_Aethelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Early Middle Ages
gptkbp:historicalSignificance First Danish king of England
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Earl Sweyn Forkbeard
gptkbp:influencedBy Norse_culture
gptkbp:isInChargeOf gptkb:Denmark
gptkb:England
gptkbp:knownFor Conquest_of_England
Establishing_Danish_rule_in_England
gptkbp:languageSpoken Old Norse
gptkbp:militaryRank Naval warfare
Invasion of England
gptkbp:nickname Forkbeard
gptkbp:politicalPosition With_Norway
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harald_Bluetooth
gptkbp:reign 1014
986
28 years
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Paganism
gptkbp:spouse Świętosawa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Edmund_Ironside
gptkbp:title gptkb:King_of_Denmark
gptkb:King_of_England