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Sweyn Godwinson (Old English: Swegen Godƿinson) (c. 1020 – 1052), also spelled Swein, was the eldest son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, and brother of Harold II of England.
The House of Godwin (Old English: Godƿin) was an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066.
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Aug 1, 2021 · Lost among all those much more important names is that of Swegen Godwinson. Swegen (or Sweyn or Swein, all the names appear in modern history) was the eldest son of the powerful, Godwin, earl of Wessex and chief earl of England for nearly the entire first half of the eleventh century.
Overview. Sweyn Godwineson. (d. 1052) Quick Reference. (d. 1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine, a wild streak in his nature led to personal disaster. In 1046 he seduced the abbess of Leominster, fled to Denmark, and on his forced return to England, became responsible for the murder of his own cousin, Earl Beorn.
Hakon Sweynson (Old English: Hacon Swegenson) was the only son of Sweyn Godwinson, brother of Harold II of England. Biography [ edit ] He was given as a hostage to Edward the Confessor in 1051 as assurance of his grandfather Godwin, Earl of Wessex's bad behaviour and support during the confrontation between the earl and the king which led to ...
views 3,490,604 updated. Sweyn Godwineson (d.1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine, Sweyn was awarded an earl's title in 1043 but a wild streak in his nature led to personal disaster. In 1046 he seduced the abbess of Leominster, fled to Denmark, and on his forced return to England, apparently for some unspecified crime committed in Denmark ...
Jun 28, 2017 · Sweyn Godwinson Family Tree showing: parents. siblings. partner. children. Godwin Earl. of Wessex. 1001 – 1053 Gytha. Thorkelsdottir. 997 – c1067. King Harold II. Godwinson. 1022 – 1066. Tostig of. Northumbria. 1026 – 1066. Gyrth of. East Anglia. 1032 – 1066. Leofwine. of Kent. 1035 – 1066. Wulfnoth. 1040 – 1094. Alfgar. details. unknown. Edgiva.
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