), ▁nick named ▁O la f ▁Hung er , ▁was ▁king ▁of ▁Den mark ▁from ▁ 1 0 8 6 ▁to ▁ 1 0 9 5 , ▁following ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁his ▁brother ▁Can ute ▁IV ▁the ▁Holy . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁son ▁of ▁king ▁S we yn ▁II ▁E str id sson , ▁and ▁the ▁third ▁of ▁S we yn ' s ▁sons ▁to ▁rule . ▁He ▁married ▁Ing eg ard , ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Har ald ▁Hard rå de , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁sons . ▁He ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁his ▁brother ▁Eric ▁I ▁Ever good . ▁ ▁Biography ▁O la f ▁was ▁born ▁around ▁ 1 0 5 0 , ▁to ▁king ▁S we yn ▁II ▁E str id sson ▁and ▁an ▁unknown ▁conc ub ine . ▁During ▁the ▁reign ▁of ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁Can ute ▁IV , ▁O la f ▁supposed ly ▁served ▁as ▁Duke ▁of ▁Schles wig . ▁In ▁ 1 0 8 5 , ▁O la f ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁a ▁led ing ▁campaign ▁against ▁England . ▁Can ute ▁was ▁held ▁up ▁and ▁could ▁not ▁join ▁the ▁led ing , ▁and ▁as ▁the ▁n avy ▁grew ▁we ary ▁in ▁waiting ▁for ▁him , ▁O la f ▁became ▁the ▁sp ok esp erson ▁for ▁its ▁concerns . ▁Can ute ▁fe ared ▁O la f ' s ▁support ▁among ▁the ▁magn ates , ▁while ▁O la f ▁had ▁mis giv ings ▁about ▁Can ute ' s ▁d yn astic ▁amb ition , ▁and ▁saw ▁Can ute ' s