▁he ▁was ▁a ▁tall , ▁power fully ▁built ▁man ▁who ▁walked ▁with ▁a ▁lim p . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Acc ession ▁to ▁the ▁throne ▁S we yn ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁England , ▁as ▁the ▁son ▁of ▁ ▁Ul f ▁Th org il sson ▁and ▁E str id ▁Sv ends d atter , ▁the ▁latter ▁of ▁whom ▁was ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁King ▁S we yn ▁I ▁F ork be ard ▁and ▁sister ▁of ▁Kings ▁Har ald ▁II ▁and ▁Can ute ▁the ▁Great . ▁S we yn ▁grew ▁up ▁a ▁military ▁leader , ▁and ▁served ▁under ▁king ▁An und ▁Jacob ▁of ▁Sweden ▁for ▁a ▁time . ▁He ▁pill aged ▁the ▁El be - W es er ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 0 4 0 , ▁but ▁was ▁caught ▁by ▁the ▁Arch bishop ▁of ▁Hamburg - Bre men , ▁who ▁released ▁him ▁shortly ▁there after . ▁▁ ▁Sv end ▁was ▁made ▁a ▁jar l ▁under ▁Dan ish ▁king ▁Har th ac nut ▁( the ▁two ▁were ▁first ▁c ous ins ), ▁and ▁led ▁a ▁campaign ▁for ▁him ▁against ▁Norway , ▁but ▁was ▁be aten ▁by ▁Magn us ▁I ▁of ▁Norway . ▁When ▁Har th ac nut ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 0 4 2 , ▁Magn us ▁claimed ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁throne ▁and ▁made ▁Sv end ▁the ▁jar l ▁of ▁J ut land . ▁In ▁ 1 0 4 3 , ▁S we yn ▁fought ▁for ▁Magn us ▁at ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁L yr sk ov ▁He ath ▁at ▁Hed eb y , ▁near ▁the ▁present - day