Sweyn Forkbeard, whose sister Gunhilde is reportedly…

1003 CE

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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London Middlesex United Kingdom View →

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Sweyn Forkbeard View → Ælfheah of Canterbury View → Æthelred the Unready View →

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Anglo-Saxons View → Denmark, Kingdom of View → Vikings View → Danes (Scandinavians) View → Normandy, Duchy of View → England, (Anglo-Saxon) Kingdom of View → Norway, Danish dependent Kingdom of View →

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Viking Raids View → Viking Raids in England, Later View →

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Weapons View → Strategic metals View → Money View →

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