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King
of Denmark and England, a leading Viking warrior and the father of Canute
the Great (Cnut I). He succeeded his father Harald I "Blĺtand" (Bluetooth)
as king of Denmark in late 986 or early 987 and controlled most of Norway
in 1000. In 1013, shortly before his death, he conquered England, forming
a Danish North Sea empire.
Sweyn Forkbeard's nickname, which was probably used during his |
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lifetime,
refers to a long, pitchfork-like moustache, a "tjúga" in Old Norse, not
to a full beard.
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