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'''Sweyn Forkbeard''' (died 1014] was [[king]] of [[Denmark]] (c.985-1014) and, for a short time in 1013-4, was recognised as king of [[England]].
'''Sweyn Forkbeard''' (died 1014) was [[king]] of [[Denmark]] (c.985-1014) and, for a short time in 1013-4, was recognised as king of [[England]].
He had been harrying England on and off for 20 years, attacks which intensified after his sister had been among the victims in the [[St. Brice's Day Massacre]] of Anglo-Danes in 1002. In 1013, “before August”, accompanied by his son, [[Canute]], he invaded. He arrived at [[Sandwich UK|Sandwich]] before sailing north, laying waste parts of the south-east and east coast before raiding deep into the heart of England via the [[River Humber|Humber]] and [[River Trent]] and setting up a base at Gainsborough, [[Lincolnshire]].
He had been harrying England on and off for 20 years, attacks which intensified after his sister had been among the victims in the [[St. Brice's Day Massacre]] of Anglo-Danes in 1002. In 1013, “before August”, accompanied by his son, [[Canute]], he invaded. He arrived at [[Sandwich UK|Sandwich]] before sailing north, laying waste parts of the south-east and east coast before raiding deep into the heart of England via the [[River Humber|Humber]] and [[River Trent]] and setting up a base at Gainsborough, [[Lincolnshire]].