Harald Svendsen (c. 996–998 − c. 1018) was King of Denmark (being Harald II) from 1014 until his death in c. 1018.Kongerækken
at The Danish Monarchy He was the eldest son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild of Wenden, Bricka, Carl Frederik, ''Dansk Biografisk Lexikon'', vol. VII ansen–Holmsted 1893, p. 73
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while his father was fighting

Æthelred the Unready Æthelred II ( ang, Æþelræd, ;Different spellings of this king’s name most commonly found in modern texts are "Ethelred" and "Æthelred" (or "Aethelred"), the latter being closer to the original Old English form . Compare the modern diale ...

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. He inherited the Danish throne in 1014, and held it while his brother, the later king

Cnut the Great Cnut (; ang, Cnut cyning; non, Knútr inn ríki ; or , no, Knut den mektige, sv, Knut den Store. died 12 November 1035), also known as Cnut the Great and Canute, was King of England from 1016, King of Denmark from 1018, and King of Norwa ...

conquered England.Harald 2.
at Gyldendals Åbne Encyklopædi After his death in 1018(?), he was succeeded by Cnut the Great. Little detail is known about Harald II.

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1018 deaths 11th-century kings of Denmark Year of birth unknown 11th-century Roman Catholics Year of birth uncertain {{europe-royal-stub