Ruler · 963 – 1014

Swein Forkbeard

Lived 963 – 1014; ruler. Monarch of Denmark of Danish Realm, 986 – 1014; also in the line of Denmark, Kingdom of England and North Sea Empire.

Wikidata's English label: Sweyn I of Denmark.

For the full story, the article on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0); this page holds what the record says of the reign.

Lived: 963 – 1014; 51 years
In office: 28 years; one reign
Lines: 4; states
Left it: died in office; Wikidata's manner of death

Monarch of Denmark

Danish Realm · the 5th of 59 dated reigns · 854 – 2024

1 before

Gorm the Old934 – 964

Canute Danaást947 – 962

Harald Bluetooth962 – 985

Swein Forkbeard986 – 1014

Eric the Victorious992 – 993

Harald II of Denmark1014 – 1018

Cnut the Great1018 – 1035

51 after

deposed, abdicated, exiled or removeddied in officeleft alive by a regular roadstill in officeending not on recorda second row: a reign that began before the last had ended — rival claimants, or a shared thronethis entry

Reigned 986 – 1014 · 28 years · came to it aged 23

Came to it: the child of the ruler before, on record
Left it: died in officeWikidata's manner of death: natural causes

the term records: death in office

Also in the line of Denmark (12th of 66), Kingdom of England (9th of 53) and North Sea Empire (1st of 3).

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