King Sweyne

Also known as: Sweyne · Role: king · First appears: A.D. 982–998

Life events

• 994 · Anlaf and Sweyne besieged London and attempted to set it on fire.(A.D. 982–998 · 📍 London)
  • With: Anlaf (A.D. 991)
  • “This year came Anlaf and Sweyne to London, on the Nativity of St. Mary, with four and ninety-ships. And they closely besieged the city, and would fain have set it on fire;”
• 1013 · King Sweyne’s forces brought much of England under his rule.(A.D. 1011–1014)
  • “When he understood that all the people were subject to him, then ordered he that his army should have provision and horses”
• 1013 · Earl Utred and the Northumbrians submitted to King Sweyne.(A.D. 1011–1014)
  • With: Earl Utred
  • “Then soon submitted to him Earl Utred, and all the Northumbrians”
• 1013 · Alderman Ethelmar and the western thanes submitted to King Sweyne and gave hostages.(A.D. 1011–1014 · 📍 Bath)
  • With: Alderman Ethelmar
  • “Thither came Alderman Ethelmar, and all the western thanes with him, and all submitted to Sweyne, and gave hostages.”
• 1014 · King Sweyne died.(A.D. 1011–1014)
  • “This year King Sweyne ended his days at Candlemas, the third day before the nones of February”

A.D. 982–998

• allies with Anlaf (A.D. 991) “This year came Anlaf and Sweyne to London, on the Nativity of St. Mary, with four and ninety-ships.”

A.D. 1011–1014

• child: King Knute “committing his ships and the hostages to his son Knute.”
• enemies with King Ethelred “When he came to the city, the population would not submit; but held their ground in full fight against him, because therein was King Ethelred, and Thurkill with him.”
• enemies with Thurkill “When he came to the city, the population would not submit; but held their ground in full fight against him, because therein was King Ethelred, and Thurkill with him.”
• vassal / appointee: Earl Utred “Then soon submitted to him Earl Utred, and all the Northumbrians, and all the people of Lindsey, and afterwards the people of the Five Boroughs, and soon after all the army to the north of Watling-street;”
• vassal / appointee: Alderman Ethelmar “Thither came Alderman Ethelmar, and all the western thanes with him, and all submitted to Sweyne, and gave hostages.”

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