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After the death of King Canute IV of Denmark, he was succeeded by his brother Olaf (c.1050 - 1095). Olaf's reign suffered through severa...

The conflict between Sweyn II  of Denmark and Harald Hardrada was called off in 1064, with Sweyn agreeing to recognize Harald as King of N...

Sweyn's care for his people allowed Harald Hardrada to escape during their sea skirmish, but Sweyn himself had a similar close call. I...

Also known as Sweyn Estridsson or Estridsen, because his mother was Estrid , daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard , Sweyn II was King of Denmark from...

For Edgar Ætheling , landing in Scotland in 1068—whether by accident or design—was fortuitous. King Malcolm III took a liking to Edgar's...

With the change of reign in England in 1066, Duke William of Normandy saw his opportunity to become king of a country, believing that it wa...

Magnus Olafsson became king of Norway at the age of 11. He originally talked about getting revenge on those who were his father's enemie...

When Olaf II Haraldsson was driven out of Norway in 1028, his family fled with him. This included a concubine, Alfhild, and their young son...