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1588:Eystein I Magnusson
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2079:(Harthacnut)
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1828:Frederick IV
1813:Christian IV
1808:Frederick II
1765:Christian II
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2671:1047 deaths
2592:Frederik IX
2587:Christian X
2528:Frederick V
2507:Christian V
2472:Frederick I
2451:Christian I
2354:Margrethe I
2290:Interregnum
1838:Frederick V
1823:Christian V
1798:Frederick I
1755:Christian I
1743:Christopher
1426:Monarchs of
1271: 1024
971:(in Danish)
691: [
680: [
660:Descendants
536:Jomsvikings
462:Old Russian
410:Kievan Rus'
398:Anund Jacob
371:Charlemagne
305:Magnús góði
297: 1024
203: [
156: 1024
125:Predecessor
82:Predecessor
2660:Categories
2602:Frederik X
2570:since 1863
2566:Glücksburg
2114:Canute III
2070:916 – 1042
1967:Haakon VII
1961:Since 1905
1929:Charles IV
1914:Charles II
1448:, disputed
1444:rulers in
1377:1042–1047
1358:Harthacnut
1335:1042–1047
1324:Harthacnut
1314:Harald III
1308:1035–1047
1101:Gwyn Jones
513:Harthacnut
402:Baltic Sea
338:Early life
96:Harald III
2443:1448–1863
2431:Oldenburg
2408:1440–1448
2377:1397–1439
2369:Pomerania
2346:1376–1412
2339:Estridsen
2317:1376–1387
2237:Canute VI
2177:1047–1375
2169:Estridsen
2146:1042–1047
2108:Canute II
2102:Harald II
2059:Knýtlinga
1908:1814–1905
1875:Only 1814
1792:1524–1814
1749:Charles I
1727:1387–1523
1115:, p. 406.
866:, p. 110.
864:257284542
642:Trondheim
640:, modern
606:Trondheim
464:and some
415:Garðaríki
282:Norwegian
274:Old Norse
135:Successor
92:Successor
2228:Canute V
2138:Fairhair
2077:Сanute I
1977:Harald V
1934:Oscar II
1738:Eric III
1733:Margaret
1458:872–1387
1387:Sweyn II
1341:Sweyn II
891:Archived
670:Wulfhild
532:Jomsborg
517:Göta älv
447:Ingegerd
432:Holmgard
428:Novgorod
386:Värmland
237:St. Olaf
139:Sweyn II
129:Cnut III
102:Co-ruler
2619:Italics
2325:Olaf II
2096:Sweyn I
1924:Oscar I
1546:Ælfgifu
1446:italics
1137:1674570
994:1536116
938:5954675
634:Jutland
630:Zealand
546:, near
502:Denmark
470:Ælfgifu
394:Sigtuna
382:Eidskog
348:English
311:), was
262:Alfhild
176:Denmark
172:Zealand
2309:Bjälbo
1992:Regent
1972:Olav V
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719:Orkney
632:or in
626:Scania
548:Hedeby
352:thrall
286:Danish
258:Mother
248:Father
182:Burial
160:Norway
2642:Also
2635:Also
2628:Also
2209:Niels
2007:Also
2001:Also
1995:Also
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1265:Born:
1202:from
725:Notes
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592:Death
540:Wends
474:Svein
466:Greek
390:Närke
369:, or
360:skald
232:House
217:Names
207:]
195:Issue
117:Reign
74:Reign
2458:John
2256:Abel
1760:John
1528:Cnut
1232:and
1179:ISBN
1133:OCLC
1109:ISBN
990:OCLC
934:OCLC
860:OCLC
823:ISBN
758:p.44
578:Emma
480:and
284:and
166:Died
149:Born
86:Cnut
55:Lund
897:at
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