King of Denmark (r. 1014 – c. 1018)
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| Harald II |
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 Portrait of Danish king Harald II (1014-1018) |
| King of Denmark |
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| Reign | 1014 – c. 1018 |
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| Predecessor | Sweyn Forkbeard |
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| Successor | Cnut the Great |
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| Born | c. 996–998 |
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| Died | c. 1018 |
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| Father | Sweyn Forkbeard |
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| Mother | Świętosława / Sigrid / Gunhild (detail) |
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Harald Svendsen (c. 996–998 − c. 1018) was King of Denmark (being Harald II) from 1014 until his death in c. 1018.[1] He was the youngest son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild of Wenden,[2][3][4][5] and was regent while his father was fighting Æthelred the Unready in England. He inherited the Danish throne in 1014, and held it while his brother, the later king Cnut the Great conquered England.[6] After his death in 1018(?), he was succeeded by Cnut the Great. Little detail is known about Harald II.[1]
References
- ^ a b Kongerækken Archived 2009-11-18 at the Wayback Machine at The Danish Monarchy
- ^ Andersen, Michael (2014). "Harald 2.". In Kryger, Karin (ed.). Danmarks kongegrave I. pp. 100–101. ISBN 978-87-635-0781-3.
- ^ Encomium Emmae Reginae: Cnutonis regis Gesta sive Encomium Emmae reginae (edition 1865) (in Latin) and Encomium Emmae reginae. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Alistair Campbell, London, 1949
- ^ Illustreret dansk Konversations Leksikon, 10. Bind, (ed. T. Vogel-Jørgensen), Copenhagen, 1934, p. 206
- ^ Steenstrup, Johannes C. H. R. (1893). "Harald". In Bricka, Carl Frederik (ed.). Dansk Biografisk Lexikon, vol. VII. p. 73.
- ^ Harald 2. at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi
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| Preceded by Sweyn Forkbeard | King of Denmark
1014–1018 | Succeeded by |
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