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30 May 2026
Sweyn's Daughter, Estrid
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Estrid Svensdatter, daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard and sister of Cnut , was born c.990 and lived at least until 1057. We do not know about her...
29 May 2026
Sweyn Invades
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It may well have been news of the wholesale slaughter of Danes in 1002 that was ordered by King Æthelred that motivated Sweyn Forkbeard t...
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