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In Denmark the jarl was the king's deputy, as Ulf Jarl (died in 1026) was to Canute the Great, king of England, Denmark and Norway. The last jarl of Southern Jutland, Canute Lavard (died in 1131), became the first Danish hertug , with the title "Hertug af Slesvig" ("Duke of Schleswig"). Thus the title hertug (duke) came to replace the old Norse ...
Ulf Thorgilsson, commonly known as Ulf Jarl or Earl Ulf, was a Danish jarl of Skåne and regent of Denmark. Ulf was the son of Thorgil Sprakling and the father of King Sweyn II of Denmark and thus the progenitor of the House of Estridsen , which would rule Denmark from 1047 to 1375, which was also sometimes, specially in Swedish sources ...
Estrid Svendsdatter of Denmark (also known as Estrith or Astrith; 990/997 – 1057/1073) was a Danish princess and titular queen, a Russian princess and, possibly, duchess of Normandy by marriage. She was the daughter of Sweyn Forkbeard and perhaps Gunhild of Wenden and half-sister of Cnut the Great .
In light of the news that Queen Margrethe will abdicate for her son, Prince Frederik, we're taking a look back at Denmark's royal family over the years, with sweet snaps of the matriarch, Queen ...
The Sigtrygg Runestones of the "House of Olaf" was raised after king Sigtrygg by his mother. 934 AD. King Cnut I (Harthacnut). 17th century engraving.. The exact date of origin of the Kingdom of Denmark is not established, but names of Danish kings begins to emerge in foreign sources from the 8th century and onwards.
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; [2] Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986.
King Frederik X of Denmark ascended to the throne on January 14, 2024. Getty Images President-elect Trump called it a “necessity” for the US to acquire Greenland.
Here, as Denmark's new monarch begins his reign, take a look back at Frederik's life in photos: 1968 Frederik was born on May 26, 1968, the oldest son of then-Princess Margrethe and her husband ...