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The PEDIGREE of
Sveyn I HARALDSSON
   aka Sveinn (Svene Svend) Tveskagg (Turskagg); King of DENMARK; Gobelbart `Forkbeard'; extracted enormous tribute from the English, but rtetaliated against the slaughter of Danes on St. Brice's day 1002; briefly King of ENGLAND

Born:  abt. 955    Died:  1014

HM George I's 18-Great Grandfather.       Louis XVII's 21-Great Grandfather.       Poss. Agnes Harris's 23-Great Uncle.

 Wives/Partners:         Gunhild (Sigrid Sygryda) MIEZKODOTTER av VENDEN   ;   Sigrid (Sigrith) STORRADA (Queen) of DENMARK   ;   Frilla
 Children:         Canute `the Great' (King) of DENMARK & ENGLAND   ;   Estrith SVENDSDATTER of DENMARK   ;   Thyra SVENDSDATTER av DANMARK   ;   Gytha (Gyda) SVEYNSDOTTIR
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/-- poss.  Harald II of STAELLAND   +====> [ 188 ,,pt,&]
| OR: Knut `Hittebarnet' of SAXLAND   +====> [ 3]
/   | or: prob. Hardacnudth Vurm SVEINSSON
/-- Gorm `the Old' of JUTLAND  (840? - 936? (or 950+))
\-- poss.  Elgiva of WESSEX   +====> [ 198 ,g,&]
/   | or: poss. Bertrade (Princess) of NORWAY
/-- Harald III (II) GORMSSON
\  /-- Harold (Earl) of JUTLAND   +====> [ 200 ,,pt,&]
\-- Thyra DANEBOD (Danemarkbod)  (? - 935?)
/   | OR: Tyra of WESSEX   +==&=> [ 199 ,G,&]
- Sveyn I HARALDSSON
\   /-- Bjorn (III) `the Old' (`a Haugi') ERIKSSON   +====> [ 190 ,,pt,&]
/-- Olaf (II; Edmunson) (the MIGHTY) BJORNSSON
\-- Gyrid (Gunhilda Cyrid Gynrithe) (Queen) OLAFSDOTTIR
\  | or: Tove von WENDEN, dau of Mitsui II of Obotrites, q.v.
| OR: Gunhild MIEZKODOTTER av VENDEN   +====> [ 202 ,g,&]
/-- Thraud (Jarl) av SULA (SUDA)
\-- Ingelburg THRANDSDOTTER of SULA  (886? - ?)
 

  His (poss.) Grandchildren:        Hardicanute (King) of DENMARK & ENGLAND   ;   Asbjorn ULFSSON (SPRACKLING)   ;   Svend I (II) ESTRIDSEN (King) of DENMARK   ;   Bjorn `the Dane' BEARSSON   ;   Godwin (Godwine) of WESSEX   ;   Gunhild of WENDEN   ;   Hakon EIRIKSSON
 

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