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Sweyn Forkbeard, whose sister Gunhilde is reportedly …
Years: 1003 - 1003
Sweyn Forkbeard, whose sister Gunhilde is reportedly among the victims of the Massacre of the Danes, in 1003 begins a series of retaliatory raids against England.
The Danegeld demanded and received by Forkbeard amounts to twenty-four thousand pounds of silver; a tax is collected to pay off the Danes to prevent invasion.
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- Denmark, Kingdom of
- Vikings
- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Normandy, Duchy of
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Years: 1003 - 1003
Locations
People
Groups
- Anglo-Saxons
- Denmark, Kingdom of
- Vikings
- Danes (Scandinavians)
- Normandy, Duchy of
- England, (Anglo-Saxon) Kingdom of
- Norway, Danish dependent Kingdom of
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Commodoties
Subjects
Regions
Subregions