King of Norway
Svein Knutsson (Old Norse: Sveinn Knútsson [ˈswɛinː ˈknuːtsˌson]; c. 1016–1035) was the son of Cnut the Great, king of Denmark, Norway, and England, and his first wife Ælfgifu of Northampton, a Mercian noblewoman. In 1017 Cnut married Emma of Normandy, but there is no evidence that Ælfgifu was repudiated, and in 1030 Cnut sent her and Svein as regents to rule Norway. However, their rule was considered oppressive by the Norwegians. They imposed new taxes and harsh laws that made them unpopular and they were expelled in 1034.[1][2][3][4]
- ^ Pauline Stafford, "Ælfgifu of Northampton", Oxford Online Dictionary of Biography, 2004
- ^ M. K. Lawson, "Cnut", Oxford Online Dictionary of Biography, 2005
- ^ Derry, T. K., A history of Scandinavia: Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland, University of Minnesota Press, 2000, p. 40.
- ^ Bjørn Bandlien. "Svein Alfivason". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved June 1, 2019.
