History and chronology of Sweyn I Forkbeard in Denmark

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Civil War
Denmark Norway War
House Denmark
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Sweyn I Forkbeard History of Denmark


0985	Succession
Slays his father in battle & wins the throne
0986	Succession
Succeeds as King of Denmark
0987	Invasion of England
Begins an invasion of England
0994	Siege of London
London Ethelred buys the Vikings off for œ16,000
London Olaf Trygveson & Sweyn sail up the Thames with 94 ships to London
1000	Battle of Svolder
9th Sep Svolder Confrontations starting in resund outside Helsingborg & a final ambush at Svolder
9th Sep Svolder Sweyn I Forkbeard of Denmark defeats Olaf Tryggvason to become ruler of Norway
1000	Rule of Norway
9th Sep Svolder Sweyn defeats Olaf Tryggvason to become the de facto ruler of Norway
1002	Invasion of England
Sandwich The Danish fleet occupies Sandwich then the army attacks London & burns Oxford
Nov Invades England after a massacre of Danish settlers
1002	Massacre Danes
13th Nov A massacre of Danish settlers in England on St Brice's day
13th Nov Sweyn's sister is killed during the Danish massacre in England
1002	Siege of London
London The Danish fleet occupies Sandwich then the army attacks London & burns Oxford
1002	Siege of Oxford
Oxford The Danish fleet occupies Sandwich then the army attacks London & burns Oxford
1003	Siege of Exeter
Exeter Exeter is destroyed
1004	Siege of Exeter
1004	Siege of Norwich
Norwich Exeter is destroyed
1004	Siege of Thetford
Thetford Exeter is destroyed
1009	Battle of Nairn
Nairn Defeats Malcolm II of Scotland but withdraws
1011	Arrest
Canterbury Holds the Archbishop of Canterbury, later St Alphege, captive
1012	Danegeld
Payed œ48,000 to cease fighting but kills Archbishop Alphege before leaving England
1013	Capture of London
25th Dec London London surrenders to the Danish King Sweyn "Forkbeard" & his son Canute
1013	Invasion of England
Invades England after the pogrom against Danish settlers initiated by Ethelred II
London Sweyn I Forkbeard is accepted as king by most of England
1013	Siege of London
London Sweyn I Forkbeard besieges London
25th Dec London London surrenders
1013	Succession
London Sweyn I Forkbeard is accepted as king by most of England
1014	Death
3rd Feb Gainsborough Death of Death-Sweyn I Forkbeard
1014	Exile of Sweyn I Forkbeard
3rd Feb Gainsborough The English invite Ethelred to return from France after the death of Sweyn I
1014	Succession
3rd Feb Gainsborough The Danish army choose Canute as their leader after the death of Sweyn I