He`s name was Svend, (btw the same as my father) - not Sweyn, and the lastname was TVESKÆG (meaning =he had 2 beards)that shouls/could be english translatet to : TWOBEARDS. Normally for that time period, he would have had hes fathers name added with a "son" to indicate to others of which dynasty he was from, and of which legitimate birth he was of, but I haven seen any notice refering any other lastname to Svend as the 1 mentioned in this video, thats why he is "assumed" to be "a royal Bastard". Great video & Thanks
There are only two Kings of England that got called the Great, the first was Alfred the Great and the second was Cnut the Great the son of Sweyn Forkbeard and the grandson of Harold Bluetooth who by the way your Bluetooth devices are named after, keep golng Bradley I love your stuff, kind regards from England.
@@BradleyGearhart We in England like our history it is probably the most fascinating history of any one country in the world but I am biased because I`m English and maybe a bit Danish/Viking too, thanks for your reply and keep studying history it`s what made you and me.
Hi , i like your video's and m from the netherlands and i saw your video's about jan mayen ans svalbard. So i have a question: can you maybe make a video about the Noordsche Compagnie?
@@defatsvagerumdyr The church is built on the site where St Alfege (pronounced ‘Alfidge’) was martyred by the Danes in 1012 AD. In the floor of the church in front of the altar, you can see his memorial, inscribed with the words: ‘He who dies for justice, dies for Christ’. At the time of St Alfege’s capture, England was in a state of chaos. The Danes had raided Canterbury, massacred many of the inhabitants and burnt down the cathedral. St Alfege, Archbishop of Canterbury, was taken to Greenwich by boat and held as a hostage for at least six months while the Danes attempted to ransom him for 3,000 gold marks, a huge sum of money. St Alfege refused to be ransomed, knowing it could mean starvation for many of his people. After a feast, his captors finally lost patience with him, and killed him in a traditional Viking way by tying him up and hurling ox bones at him. According to one version, a Dane who had been converted to Christianity finished him off with a blow to the head from his axe as an act of mercy. The body of St Alege was initially taken to St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Eleven years later, in 1023, it was moved by King Canute to Canterbury Cathedral, in a gesture of goodwill towards the English population. Before the martyrdom of another archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in 1170, the most important shrines in the cathedral were those of St Dunstan and St Alfege, on either side of the high altar.good luck and peace 🦖✌️
Cnut was very young at that time, and after Sweyns dead he was driven (or how to say it :-) from England. Later when Cnut was older he came back to conquer England again.
Nobody goes this much in-depth without it being a full blown documentary. Greatful for your videos, glad you're here
Thanks for these videos. It's difficult to find videos on obscure medieval rulers, and you are a blessing. Keep it coming! You got a loyal watcher ;)
Ghuntz Wazabi Thank you! You made my day.
For future reference in the Nordic countries the J letter is as a Y sound, so it’s said “Yomsvikings”. Great video 💪
Ahh see I know this stuff but my English-speaking brain isn’t always good at implementing it. Next time I’ll get it right! Thanks for the reminder.
17:46 - timestamp for myself. Great video
Sweyn Forkbeard is such a badass name.
The man behind it was was even more badass!
Much better than Ragnar Furry-pants (Loðbrok)...
but not better than Erik Blodökse
"Great-Ruler Bloodaxe" imo even more badass than "Swine Doublebeard"
He`s name was Svend, (btw the same as my father) - not Sweyn, and the lastname was TVESKÆG (meaning =he had 2 beards)that shouls/could be english translatet to : TWOBEARDS.
Normally for that time period, he would have had hes fathers name added with a "son" to indicate to others of which dynasty he was from, and of which legitimate birth he was of, but I haven seen any notice refering any other lastname to Svend as the 1 mentioned in this video, thats why he is "assumed" to be "a royal Bastard".
Great video & Thanks
Thanks for the history... Plenty of Vikings still around in England... Some just don't know it.
There are only two Kings of England that got called the Great, the first was Alfred the Great and the second was Cnut the Great the son of Sweyn Forkbeard and the grandson of Harold Bluetooth who by the way your Bluetooth devices are named after, keep golng Bradley I love your stuff, kind regards from England.
I never thought about the number of England’s “Greats”. And thank you Fred, that means a lot!
@@BradleyGearhart We in England like our history it is probably the most fascinating history of any one country in the world but I am biased because I`m English and maybe a bit Danish/Viking too, thanks for your reply and keep studying history it`s what made you and me.
So we found Old Zealand
He was my 32nd great grandfather!
😂😂😂good joke
You do so muck for so little! One day one of your videos will get a lot of vievs and your videos will take off. Just wait and see😁
Hi , i like your video's and m from the netherlands and i saw your video's about jan mayen ans svalbard. So i have a question: can you maybe make a video about the Noordsche Compagnie?
Love it as my name is Swain 🤴🏻
Where are you from
I’m from the U.K. 🦖✌️
@@innerdinosaur5667 ahh I'm from Denmark
@@defatsvagerumdyr hello this why I’m a swain the vikings were in Greenwich the town where I was born good luck and peace 🦖✌️
@@defatsvagerumdyr The church is built on the site where St Alfege (pronounced ‘Alfidge’) was martyred by the Danes in 1012 AD. In the floor of the church in front of the altar, you can see his memorial, inscribed with the words: ‘He who dies for justice, dies for Christ’.
At the time of St Alfege’s capture, England was in a state of chaos. The Danes had raided Canterbury, massacred many of the inhabitants and burnt down the cathedral. St Alfege, Archbishop of Canterbury, was taken to Greenwich by boat and held as a hostage for at least six months while the Danes attempted to ransom him for 3,000 gold marks, a huge sum of money.
St Alfege refused to be ransomed, knowing it could mean starvation for many of his people. After a feast, his captors finally lost patience with him, and killed him in a traditional Viking way by tying him up and hurling ox bones at him. According to one version, a Dane who had been converted to Christianity finished him off with a blow to the head from his axe as an act of mercy.
The body of St Alege was initially taken to St Paul’s Cathedral in London. Eleven years later, in 1023, it was moved by King Canute to Canterbury Cathedral, in a gesture of goodwill towards the English population. Before the martyrdom of another archbishop of Canterbury, Thomas Becket, in 1170, the most important shrines in the cathedral were those of St Dunstan and St Alfege, on either side of the high altar.good luck and peace 🦖✌️
My mother's maiden name is swain..
i thought Cnut kills Sweyn?
Cnut was very young at that time, and after Sweyns dead he was driven (or how to say it :-) from England. Later when Cnut was older he came back to conquer England again.
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what is sweyn forkbeard's language? I NEED TO KNOOWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!
Old East Norse, that later evolved into Danish and Swedish (and in some ways the Bokmål Norwegian).