Sweyn II, King of Denmark ¹

  General Notes:

Sweyn II Estridsson[2] (Old Norse: Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish: Svend Estridsen) (c.?1019 \endash 28 April 1076[3][4]) was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of King Sweyn I Forkbeard through his mother's line. He was married three times, and fathered 20 children or more out of wedlock, including the five future kings Harald III Hen, Canute IV the Saint, Oluf I Hunger, Eric I Evergood, and Niels.

He was courageous in battle, but did not have much success as a military commander.[5] His skeleton reveals that he was a tall, powerfully built man who walked with a limp.

Sweyn married.