Sweyn II of Denmark

King of Denmark

1019 England

28 April 1076 Søderup, Hjordkær Parish

NamesSweyn Estridsson Ulfsson

11th-century Danish king King of Denmark Sweyn II EstridssonKing of DenmarkReign1047–1076PredecessorMagnus the GoodSuccessorHarald III of HenBornc. 1019 EnglandDied28 April 1076 Søderup, Hjordkær ParishBurialRoskilde CathedralSpouse Gyda of Sweden Gunnhildr Sveinsdóttir Tora Torbergsdatter Issue among others... Harald III Hen Canute IV the Saint Oluf I Hunger Eric I Evergood Niels I Ingerid, Queen of Norway Sweyn the Crusader Svend Tronkræver Sigrid Svendsdatter HouseEstridsenFatherUlf ThorgilssonMotherEstrid SvendsdatterReligionRoman Catholicism Sweyn II Estridsson (Old Norse: Sveinn Ástríðarson, Danish: Svend Estridsen) (c. 1019 – 28 April 1076) was King of Denmark from 1047 until his death in 1076. He was the son of Ulf Thorgilsson and Estrid Svendsdatter, and the grandson of King Sweyn I Forkbeard through his mother's line. He was married three times, and fathered 20 children or more out of wedlock, including the five future kings Harald III Hen, Canute IV the Saint, Oluf I Hunger, Eric I Evergood, and Niels. He was courageous in battle, but did not have much success as a military commander. His skeleton reveals that he was a tall, powerfully built man who walked with a limp.