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King of England

Sweyn, known as Tiugeskaeg, or Forkbeard due to his long, cleft beard, was the son of Harald Bluetooth and was born around 960. Harald Bluetooth (Danish Harald Blåtand) was King of Denmark between 940 and 985 AD.

The identity of his mother is not known with certainty, he may have been Harald's illegitimate son by Aesa, (according to the Jomsvikinga Saga) though more probably his mother was Queen Gunild.

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Sweyn succeeded his father as King of Denmark in 986.

He was married twice, firstly to Gunhilda, the daughter of Mjeczislas, Duke of Poland and secondly to Sigrid the Haughty, the widow of Eric VI, King of Sweden.

The young Sweyn's first military expedition, in which he was allied to the famous Viking, Palnatoke, was against his father, Harald Bluetooth, who was killed in the conflict. He later lead a large Viking fleet to English shores, which failed in its intended attempt to capture London.

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