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Sweyn Godwinson (Old English: Swegen Godƿinson) (c. 1020 – 1052), also spelled Swein, was the eldest son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, and brother of Harold II of England.
The House of Godwin ( Old English: Godƿin) was an Anglo-Saxon family who were one of the leading noble families in England during the last fifty years before the Norman Conquest. Its most famous member was Harold Godwinson, King of England for nine months in 1066.
Quick Reference. (d. 1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine, a wild streak in his nature led to personal disaster. In 1046 he seduced the abbess of Leominster, fled to Denmark, and on his forced return to England, became responsible for the murder of his own cousin, Earl Beorn.
Godwin of Wessex ( Old English: Godwine; c. 1001 – 15 April 1053) was an English nobleman who became one of the most powerful earls in England under the Danish king Cnut the Great (King of England from 1016 to 1035) and his successors. Cnut made Godwin the first Earl of Wessex ( c. 1020 ). Godwin was the father of King Harold II ( r.
Swegen (or Sweyn or Swein, all the names appear in modern history) was the eldest son of the powerful, Godwin, earl of Wessex and chief earl of England for nearly the entire first half of the eleventh century. Here begins the Saga of Swegen Godwinson.
Sweyn Godwineson (d.1052). The eldest son of Earl Godwine, Sweyn was awarded an earl's title in 1043 but a wild streak in his nature led to personal disaster. Source for information on Sweyn Godwineson: The Oxford Companion to British History dictionary.
11 de jun. de 2019 · A timeline of the known events in the life of Sweyn Godwinson, son of Earl Godwin and brother of Harold Godwinson, King Harold II.
