Sweyn the Crusader
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Sweyn the Crusader was a Danish
crusader
. He was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Estridsen
, and husband of Florine of Burgundy
. He is famous for his participation in the First Crusade
, which he primarily spent fighting the Turks
. On his way to Jerusalem in 1097, he and 1,500 other Danish knights were attacked by the Turks. The Danes lost the battle, and Sweyn the Crusader was killed.
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
crusader
Crusades
The Crusades were a series of religious wars, blessed by the Pope and the Catholic Church with the main goal of restoring Christian access to the holy places in and near Jerusalem...
. He was a son of the Danish king Sweyn Estridsen
Sweyn Estridsen
Svein Knutsson c. 1016–1035, was the son of Cnut the Great, king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and his first wife Ælfgifu of Northampton, a Mercian noblewoman. In 1017 Cnut married Emma of Normandy, but there is no evidence that Ælfgifu was repudiated, and in 1030 Cnut sent her and Svein as...
, and husband of Florine of Burgundy
Florine of Burgundy
Florine of Burgundy was the daughter of Eudes I, Duke of Burgundy and Sybilla of Burgundy.Her maternal grandparents were William I, Count of Burgundy and his wife Stephanie.Florine was married to Sweyn the Crusader, a son of Sweyn II of Denmark....
. He is famous for his participation in the First Crusade
First Crusade
The First Crusade was a military expedition by Western Christianity to regain the Holy Lands taken in the Muslim conquest of the Levant, ultimately resulting in the recapture of Jerusalem...
, which he primarily spent fighting the Turks
Turkish people
Turkish people, also known as the "Turks" , are an ethnic group primarily living in Turkey and in the former lands of the Ottoman Empire where Turkish minorities had been established in Bulgaria, Cyprus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Greece, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Romania...
. On his way to Jerusalem in 1097, he and 1,500 other Danish knights were attacked by the Turks. The Danes lost the battle, and Sweyn the Crusader was killed.