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Eric II the Memorable. Mother. Thunna. Sweyn III Grathe [Note 1] ( Danish: Svend III Grathe; c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed to a tripartition of Denmark. Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace ...
- Thunna
- Eric II the Memorable
- 1146–1157
- Valdemar I the Great
Jun 8, 2020 · The empire of Sweyn Forkbeard and his son is often referred to by historians today as the North Sea Empire or the Anglo-Scandinavian Empire. Sweyn I is believed to have been born around 960 AD. His father was Harald I, known also as Harald Bluetooth, whereas the identity of his mother is not known for certain. Harald was a member of the House ...
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In 1146, when Valdemar was fifteen years old, King Eric III of Denmark abdicated and a civil war erupted. Valdemar was a possible contender to the throne. The other pretenders to the throne were: Sweyn III Grathe, the son of King Eric II of Denmark, and Canute V, the son of Magnus I of Sweden, both of whom declared themselves King of Denmark in ...
- 1154 – 12 May 1182
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- Canute Lavard, Duke of Schleswig
- Canute VI
Mother. Tove or Gunhild [2] Sweyn Forkbeard ( Old Norse: Sveinn Haraldsson tjúguskegg [ˈswɛinː ˈhɑrˌɑldsˌson ˈtjuːɣoˌskeɡː]; [3] Danish: Svend Tveskæg; 17 April 963 [1] – 3 February 1014) was King of Denmark from 986 until his death, King of England for five weeks from December 1013 until his death, and King of Norway from 999 ...
- 986–1014
- Tove or Gunhild
- Knut Danaást or Harald Bluetooth
- Harald II
Sweyn III Grathe (Danish: Svend III Grathe) (c. 1125 – 23 October 1157) was the King of Denmark between 1146 and 1157, in shifting alliances with Canute V and his own cousin Valdemar I. In 1157, the three agreed a tripartition of Denmark.
Sweyn attempted to kill his rivals at the peace banquet, and was subsequently defeated by Valdemar I at the Battle of Grathe Heath and killed. Biography. Sweyn was the illegitimate son of Erik II the Memorable and the concubine Thunna. Sweyn travelled with Eric II to Norway in the mid-1130s, when his father fought King Niels to win the Danish ...
Sweyn III of Denmark Sven III Grathe (app. 1125 - 1157 ) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157 . He served as a co-regent with Canute V of Denmark from 1152 until 1154 and again 1157 .
