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'The Sister of King Sweyn murdered in the General Massacre of the Danes by the Saxons …1002', c1890. Creator: Unknown.

'The Sister of King Sweyn murdered in the General Massacre of the Danes by the Saxons …1002', c1890. Creator: Unknown.

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'The Sister of King Sweyn murdered in the General Massacre of the Danes by the Saxons, on the Eve of St. Brice, 1002', c1890. The St. Brice's Day massacre, the killing of Danes in England, 13 November 1002 in Oxford, was ordered by King Æthelred the Unready and included the death of Gunhilde, sister of Sweyn I of Denmark. From "Cassell's Illustrated History of England".

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People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Gunhilde: Danish: Noblewoman
People Related
  1. Cassell & Co: : Publisher, printer, lithographer, publishers, printers, lithographers
  2. John Cassell: British: Publisher
  3. Ethelred II: English: King of England
  4. King Sweyn I: Danish: King
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe United Kingdom England Oxfordshire Oxford

  1. 51 45 00 N , 001 15 00 W
Category Hierarchy

People Royalty

Artistic Representations Portraits

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4203x5314
File Size : 65,434kb

Aliases

  1. 0580068045
  1. 2-717-277
  1. 2717277
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