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In 1013, the audacious Sweyn Forkbeard (1013-14) reappeared at Sandwich, with a powerful fleet He was accompanied by his three usual attendants, Fire, slaughter, and pillage; and all England trembled before him, like the rustling of a bed of reeds shaken by the western wind.
Characters
Sweyn Forkbeard - King of Denmark (986-1014), King of Norway (1000-1014), King of England (1014)
Harald Bluetooth - King of Denmark (958-986), King of Norway (970-985), father of Sweyn
Gunhild - mother of Swein
Cnut - son of Sweyn Forkbeard
Gunhild - first wife of Sweyn
Sigrid the Haughty - second wife of Sweyn, wife of Erik the Victorious
Palnatoke - founder of the Jomsvikings
Jari Sigvaldi - chieftain of the Jomsvikings
Erik Hakonarson - Norwegian jarl
Olaf Tryggvason - King of Norway (995-1000)
Erik the Victorious - King of Sweden (970-95)
Olof Skotkonung - King of Sweden (955-1022)
Otto I - Holy Roman Emperor (962-73)
Otto II - Holy Roman Emperor (973-83)
Aethelred - King of England (978-1013, 1014-16)
Edward the Martyr - King of England (975-78), half-brother of Aethelred
Emma of Normandy - second wife of Aethelred, wife of Cnut
Ulfcytel - nobleman and military leader
St. Edmund - King of East-Anglia (855-69)
Adam of Bremen - chronicler
Credits
Music: Daudir by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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In 1013, the audacious Sweyn Forkbeard (1013-14) reappeared at Sandwich, with a powerful fleet He was accompanied by his three usual attendants, Fire, slaughter, and pillage; and all England trembled before him, like the rustling of a bed of reeds shaken by the western wind.
Characters
Sweyn Forkbeard - King of Denmark (986-1014), King of Norway (1000-1014), King of England (1014)
Harald Bluetooth - King of Denmark (958-986), King of Norway (970-985), father of Sweyn
Gunhild - mother of Swein
Cnut - son of Sweyn Forkbeard
Gunhild - first wife of Sweyn
Sigrid the Haughty - second wife of Sweyn, wife of Erik the Victorious
Palnatoke - founder of the Jomsvikings
Jari Sigvaldi - chieftain of the Jomsvikings
Erik Hakonarson - Norwegian jarl
Olaf Tryggvason - King of Norway (995-1000)
Erik the Victorious - King of Sweden (970-95)
Olof Skotkonung - King of Sweden (955-1022)
Otto I - Holy Roman Emperor (962-73)
Otto II - Holy Roman Emperor (973-83)
Aethelred - King of England (978-1013, 1014-16)
Edward the Martyr - King of England (975-78), half-brother of Aethelred
Emma of Normandy - second wife of Aethelred, wife of Cnut
Ulfcytel - nobleman and military leader
St. Edmund - King of East-Anglia (855-69)
Adam of Bremen - chronicler
Credits
Music: Daudir by Alexander Nakarada (https://www.creatorchords.com)Licensed under Creative Commons BY Attribution 4.0 Licensehttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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