"Sweyn Holm" off St Ninian's Isle, Shetland Sweyn Holm is a small island in the Orkney Islands, next to Gairsay. It is thought to be named for Sweyn Asleifsson...
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vicinity of Eday: Rusk Holm In the vicinity of Egilsay: Holm of Scockness Kili Holm In the vicinity of Gairsay: Grass Holm, Orkney Sweyn Holm In the vicinity...
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Helliar Holm, Holm of Faray, Holm of Huip, Holm of Papa, Holm of Scockness, Kili Holm, Linga Holm, Muckle Green Holm, Rusk Holm and Sweyn Holm. The southern...
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Saint Martin North Rona - Saint Ronan St Serf's Inch (F) - Saint Serf Sweyn Holm – Sweyn Asleifsson Taransay - Saint Taran Iqbal Singh, the owner of Vacsay...
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Copinsay: Black Holm, Corn Holm, Horse of Copinsay, Scarf Skerry, Sow Skerry, Ward Holm. Eday: Green Holm, Red Holm, Rusk Holm. Egilsay: Kili Holm. Eynhallow:...
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St Ninian's Isle: Coar Holm, Fora Stack, High Herbi Clett, Hevda, Hich Holm, Inns Holm, Loose Head, Sand Skerry, Sweyn Holm. South West Mainland:[e]...
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attacks succeeded in making Sweyn's claim good, or indeed gained anything for the Danes apart from a certain amount of plunder. Sweyn Estridson was the nephew...
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Sweyn Asleifsson or Sveinn Ásleifarson (c. 1115 – 1171) was a twelfth-century Viking who appears in the Orkneyinga Saga. Sweyn was born in Caithness in...
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and consolidated it when King Edward the Confessor conferred earldoms on Sweyn and Harold, Godwin's two eldest sons by his Danish wife Gytha. The family...
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as The Seer Annabelle Mandeng as Altöra (season 1) Søren Pilmark as King Sweyn Forkbeard Stephen Hogan as Sigeferth (season 1) Jack Hickey as Richard II...
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Yorkshire 54°09′N 1°43′W / 54.15°N 01.71°W / 54.15; -01.71 SE1973 Sweyn Holm Orkney Islands 59°05′N 2°57′W / 59.09°N 02.95°W / 59.09; -02.95 HY452229...
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relation of the Danish royal family through his greatuncle Ulf, father of King Sweyn II. This interpretation was taken seriously by the eminent historian Frank...
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London); founded before 1140; granted to Bermondsey by Waltheof, son of Sweyn; accidentally destroyed by fire; rebuilt c.1335; became denizen: independent...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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Harold Bluetooth, who held sway until c. 985, where he was ousted by his son Sweyn Forkbeard, who eventually conquered the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Æthelred...
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Cnut's nephew Sweyn Estridsen as a protégé and supported his pretensions to the Danish throne. As related by both Snorri and Adam of Bremen, Sweyn made repeated...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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Viking trading post founded by Sweyn Forkbeard. The original name, Old Norse: Sveinsey translates as Sweyn's island or Sweyn's inlet. Worm's Head (Welsh:...
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brothers moved on to Denmark, possibly hoping to receive new help from King Sweyn II Estridsson. However, that help clearly must not have come, since the...
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husband. Based on the historical Queen Ælfgifu. Played by Søren Pilmark King Sweyn Forkbeard is the retired king of Denmark who steps in as acting ruler in...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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saga, in Norse times Gairsay was the winter home of the Norse chieftain Sweyn Asleifsson, one of the last great Vikings. He farmed during the summer months...
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Danish ancestors. Two Vikings even ascended to the throne of England, with Sweyn Forkbeard claiming the English throne in 1013 until 1014 and his son Cnut...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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Ingimundr Ljótólfr Olaf the White Olvir Rosta Páll Bálkason Ragnall ua Ímair Sweyn Asleifsson Thorbjorn Thorsteinsson Thorstein the Red History Kingdom of...
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cities in the region asking for support and was in contact her nephew, Sweyn II of Denmark. In March 1067, William had returned to Normandy in triumph...
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