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(King of Denmark) Sweyn II ESTRIDSEN #66349

ABT 1019 - 28 APR 1076

Personal Information

  • TITLE: King of Denmark
  • BIRTH: ABT 1019, England
  • DEATH: 28 APR 1076, Soderup, Kobenhavn, Denmark

Notes

Founder of the House of Estridsen

Sweyn II (c. 1019 - 28 April 1076), also known as Sweyn Estridsson and Sweyn Ulfsson, was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of Sweyn Forkbeard through his mother's line. He was married at least two times, and fathered 20 children or more out of wedlock, including the five future kings Harald Hen, Saint Canute, Oluf Hunger, Eric Evergood, and Niels.

He was courageous in battle, but did not have much success as a military commander. His skeleton reveals that he was a tall, powerfully built man who walked with a limp

Parents

Family 1 :

Family 2 :

 

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                                   _Thorgils SPRAKELEGG _________|
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 _Ulf THORGILSSON ________________|
| (.... - 1026)                   |
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|--Sweyn II ESTRIDSEN 
|  (1019 - 1076)
|                                                                 _Harald Gormsson KNÝTLINGA _+
|                                                                | (0940 - 0986)               
|                                  _Sweyn Haraldsson KNÝTLINGA _|
|                                 | (0963 - 1013)                |
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|_Estrid Svendsdatter KNÝTLINGA _|
  (0990 - 1057)                   |
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