Sweyn Forkbeard was king of Denmark from 986 to 1014. He was the father of King Harald II of Denmark, King Cnut the Great and Queen Estrid Svendsdatter. In the mid-980s, Sweyn revolted against his father, Harald Bluetooth, and seized the throne.

Who killed sweyn forkbeard?

On This Day in 1014: Sweyn Forkbeard, King of Denmark, Norway and England Dies. Sweyn Forkbeard, possibly being murdered in his sleep by St Edmund.

What happened king Sweyn?

Sweyn was proclaimed king on Christmas Day 1013, but his reign lasted for a matter of weeks; he died suddenly at his capital, Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, on February 3rd 1014. Sweyn was buried in England and his body was later removed to Roeskild Cathedral in Denmark.