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Sweyn Forkbeard: First Danish King of England and the Alliance that Forged the North Sea Empire, 986-1014AD (Part I)
Sweyn Forkbeard (963-1014) â the ambitious son of King Harald Bluetooth â made an alliance with the Jomsvikings â a mercenary legion of warriors who lived on the southern shore of the Baltic coast. Legend has it the Jomsvikings â often called the Jomsborg Vikings â lived by a strict martial code that forbade capture in battle.
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