Sweyn in a sentence

Henry was still a minor, however, and Sweyn was more likely to support Harold, who could then help Sweyn against the Norwegian king, so these claims should be treated with caution.

His father, Æthelred, was usurped by Sweyn Forkbeard in that same year, but Sweyn died shortly thereafter, paving the way for Æthelred and his family to return to the throne, which they did but not without opposition.

It is referred to in the Domesday Book as Suindune, believed to be derived from the Old English words "swine" and "dun" meaning "pig hill" or possibly Sweyn's hill, where Sweyn is a personal name.

Sweyn and Harold called up their own vassals, but neither side wanted a fight, and Godwin and Sweyn appear to have each given a son as hostage, who were sent to Normandy.

Sweyn died just five weeks after having been proclaimed king and Æthelred was restored to the throne, but Sweyn's son Cnut returned to the attack in 1015.

Sweyn murdered his cousin Beorn and went again into exile, and Edward's nephew, Ralph was given Beorn's earldom, but the following year Sweyn's father was able to secure his reinstatement.

Against Sweyn's will, Canute was held hostage by Thorkell when they lost the battle of London.

Edward was educated at Ely and then in Normandy, where he stayed in exile for a quarter of a century because of the reign of by Scandinavian kings Sweyn and Cnut, who had married Edward’s mother Emma.

There, Prince Harald and Prince Canute, the heirs to the dying King Sweyn's throne in the Dane-conquered country, are locked in a battle over his throne.

In August Sweyn landed with his fleet of ships and took one city after another until he came to London.

The spirit of Edmund then appeared to Sweyn in a dream and warned him of the dire consequences that would follow if he continued his attacks.

According to Adam, Sweyn only achieved success as a ruler after accepting Christianity.

According to Adam, Sweyn was punished by God for leading the uprising which led to king Harald's death, and had to spend "fourteen years" abroad – perhaps a Biblical reference from an ecclesiastical writer, as it refers to the symbolic number seven.

A map by the American historian called "The Dominions of Canute" (pictured just above) shows that Cornwall, like Wales and Scotland, was part neither of Sweyn Forkbeard's nor of Canute's Danish empire.

Biography Family and early life Many details about Sweyn's life are contested.

But the situation changed suddenly when Sweyn died on 3 February 1014.

Contrary to Adam's writings, Sweyn did not appear to have re-established paganism.

He claimed that Sweyn, who was baptised along with his father, was a heathen.

He was a guest at following Roskilde banquet given in 1157 by Sweyn to his rivals Canute V and Valdemar.

He would return as king, however, after Sweyn's death in 1014.