Sweyn Forkbeard, king of Denmark and England (born 960)

Sweyn Forkbeard

King of Denmark, Norway and England (963–1014)

Sweyn Forkbeard was King of Denmark from 986, King of England for five weeks from December 1013, and King of Norway from 999/1000, all until his death in 1014. He was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great, and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter.