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Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England

Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England

Male 965 - 1014  (49 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England was born in 965 in Denmark (son of Harald II Blue Tooth King of Denmark and Gyrid Olafsson); died on 3 Feb 1013-1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Roeskild Cathedral, Denmark.

    Family/Spouse: Sigrid The Haughty. Sigrid (daughter of Skogul-Tosti) died in 995. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Estrith of Denmark

    Sweyn married Gunhilda of Poland about 990. Gunhilda (daughter of Mieceslaus I Duke of Poland and Dobravy of Bohemia) died in 992. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. Canute (The Great) King of England was born in 992 in Denmark; died on 12 Nov 1035 in Shaftesbury, Dorest; was buried in Winchester Cathedral.
    2. Margaret (Estrith) of Denmark and died.
    3. Harold IV King of Denmark died in 1017.
    4. Thyra of Denmark was born in 994; died about 1018.
    5. Child of England and died.

Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Harald II Blue Tooth King of Denmark was born about 910 (son of Gorm The Old of Jutland King of Denmark and Thyri (of Jutland) Klacksdottir); died on 1 Nov 986.

    Harald + Gyrid Olafsson. Gyrid and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 3.  Gyrid Olafsson and died.
    Children:
    1. Thyra Haraldsdottir died on 18 Sep 1000.
    2. Thyra Haroldsdottir died on 18 Sep 1000.
    3. 1. Sweyn Forkbeard King of Denmark & England was born in 965 in Denmark; died on 3 Feb 1013-1014 in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England; was buried in Roeskild Cathedral, Denmark.


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Gorm The Old of Jutland King of Denmark was born about 840 (son of Horda-Knut Sigurdsson); died in 936.

    Gorm + Thyri (of Jutland) Klacksdottir. Thyri (daughter of Klack-Harald King of Jutland) and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Thyri (of Jutland) Klacksdottir (daughter of Klack-Harald King of Jutland); and died.
    Children:
    1. Knut Danaast Gormsson of Denmark and died.
    2. 2. Harald II Blue Tooth King of Denmark was born about 910; died on 1 Nov 986.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Horda-Knut Sigurdsson (son of Sigurd (Snake-In-The-Eye) Ragnarson and Heluna\Bleja Princess In England); and died.
    Children:
    1. 4. Gorm The Old of Jutland King of Denmark was born about 840; died in 936.

  2. 10.  Klack-Harald King of Jutland (son of Hemming of Jutland); died about 852.
    Children:
    1. Thorny (of Jutland) Klacksdottir and died.
    2. 5. Thyri (of Jutland) Klacksdottir and died.



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