Harald II of Denmark

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 youngest son of Sweyn Forkbeard and Gunhild of Wenden,Encomium Emmae Reginae: Cnutonis regis Gesta sive Encomium Emmae reginae (edition 1865) (in Latin) and Encomium Emmae reginae. Edited for the Royal Historical Society by Alistair Campbell, London, 1949Illustreret dansk Konversations Leksikon, 10. Bind, (ed. T. Vogel-Jørgensen), Copenhagen, 1934, p. 206 and was regent while his father was fighting Æthelred the Unready in England. After his father's death, he was elected to the Danish throne in 1014, while his brother, the later king Cnut the Great was elected to the throne of 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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