King Sweyn Forkbeard

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:King
gptkb:human
gptkbp:birthDate c. 960
gptkbp:burialPlace gptkb:Roskilde_Cathedral
gptkbp:causeOfDeath unknown
gptkbp:child gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkb:Harald_II_of_Denmark
gptkb:Estrid_Svendsdatter
gptkbp:conflict invasions of England
rebellion against his father
gptkbp:deathDate 3 February 1014
gptkbp:dynasty gptkb:House_of_Knýtlinga
gptkbp:ethnicity Danish
gptkbp:father gptkb:Harald_Bluetooth
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label King Sweyn Forkbeard
gptkbp:mainLanguage gptkb:Old_Norse
gptkbp:mother gptkb:Tove_of_the_Obotrites
gptkbp:nativeName gptkb:Svend_Tveskæg
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Forkbeard
gptkbp:notableAchievement established Danish rule in England
first Danish king of England
gptkbp:notableEvent conquest of England
rebellion against Harald Bluetooth
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:monarchy
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:Gainsborough,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Harald_Bluetooth
gptkbp:predecessor_(Denmark) gptkb:Harald_Bluetooth
gptkbp:predecessor_(England) gptkb:Æthelred_the_Unready
gptkbp:reign gptkb:King
gptkbp:reignEnd Denmark: 1014
England: 3 February 1014
gptkbp:reignStart Denmark: 986
England: 25 December 1013
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Gunhild
gptkb:Świętosawa
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:successor_(Denmark) gptkb:Harald_II_of_Denmark
gptkbp:successor_(England) gptkb:Cnut_the_Great
gptkbp:title gptkb:King
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jomsborg
gptkb:Royalty_of_Denmark
gptkb:King_Olof_Skötkonung
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6