<P> In 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard , already the king of Denmark and of Norway , overthrew King Æthelred the Unready of the House of Wessex . Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the death of his sister Gunhilde and many other Danes in the St. Brice 's Day massacre , which had been ordered by Æthelred in 1002 . </P>
<P> In 1013 Sweyn Forkbeard , already the king of Denmark and of Norway , overthrew King Æthelred the Unready of the House of Wessex . Sweyn had first invaded England in 1003 to avenge the death of his sister Gunhilde and many other Danes in the St. Brice 's Day massacre , which had been ordered by Æthelred in 1002 . </P>
who was the first danish king to rule england
who was the first danish king to rule england
Sweyn Forkbeard
Sweyn Forkbeard