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House of Gorm/Earls of Lade (restored)
[edit]After the Battle of Svolder, the Danes recaptured Norway under Sweyn Forkbeard. As before, the Danes controlled the petty kingdoms of Viken as vassals, while the two Earls of Lade, Eric Haakonsson and Sweyn Haakonsson, ruled Western Norway and Trøndelag, nominally as earls under Sweyn.[1] Eric is generally held as the de facto ruler of Norway from 1000 to 1015, together with his brother Sweyn, a lesser known figure, with whom he shared his power.[2]
| R | Name, reign | Portrait | Birth | Marriages, issue | Death | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D | Sweyn Forkbeard 1000–1013[3] (de jure) |
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c. 960 Son of Harald Bluetooth and Tove of the Obotrites |
(1 & 2) Gunhild of Wenden or Sigrid the Haughty Eight or more children[citation needed] |
3 February[citation needed] 1014 Gainsborough, Lincolnshire |
[4][5] |
| R | Earl Eric Haakonsson 1000–1015[3] (de facto) |
c. 964 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Gunhild Mieszcosdatter |
Gytha Svendsdatter One son[citation needed] |
c. 1024 England |
[2] | |
| R | Earl Sweyn Haakonsson 1000–1015[3] (de facto) |
c. 970 Son of Haakon Sigurdsson and Thora Skagesdatter |
Holmfrid Eriksdatter Two daughters[citation needed] |
c. 1016 Russia |
[6] |
- ^ Krag, Claus (1995). Vikingtid og rikssamling: 800–1130. Aschehougs norgeshistorie. Vol. 2. p. 103. ISBN 8203220150.
- ^ a b Krag, Claus. "Eirik Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference
Aschehougp101was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Svend 1. Tveskæg". Den store danske (in Danish). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ "Svend 1 Tveskæg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.
- ^ Krag, Claus. "Svein Håkonsson". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 November 2012.