Sweyn Godwinson
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Sweyn Godwinson (Old English: Swegen Godwinson) (c. 1020 – 1052), also spelled Swein, was the eldest son of Earl Godwin of Wessex, and brother of Harold II of England.
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| Preceded by? | Earl of Herefordshire c. 1043–1051 | Succeeded byRalph the Timid |
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- The Anglo-Saxon Chronicle states his death occurred at Constantinople, John of Worcester records it at Lycia, Asia Minor
- Barlow, Frank, Edward the Confessor p. 74 and Barlow ed., 'Vita Ædwardi' pp. 7–8
- Williams, Swein
- Codex diplomaticus aevi saxonici, IV:74
- DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 p. 108, note 114
- DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 p. 109
- Anglo-Saxon Chronicle (C) 1046
- DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 pp. 110–111
- DeVries, The Norwegian Invasion of England in 1066 pp. 112-113.