Sveyn Godwinson Earl of Mercia [8224] ²⁴

   Cause of his death was Killed.

  General Notes:

http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal05373


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweyn_Godwinson


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Earl_of_Hereford

  Medical Notes:

It appears he was driven by remorse for his sins, as he undertook a barefoot pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It was on his return from there he was killed, although the sources differ on where

  Death Notes:

It appears he was driven by remorse for his sins, as he undertook a barefoot pilgrimage to Jerusalem. It was on his return from there he was killed, although the sources differ on where

  Noted events in his life were:

• Acceded: Earl of Mercia, 1043. In 1043 Sweyn was raised to an earldom which included Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Oxfordshire, Berkshire and Somerset.

Earls of Hereford, First Creation (1043)

Swegen Godwinson was Earl (1043\endash 1051)

earldom forfeit 1051\endash 1052

Sveyn married Edgiva of Leominster Abbess of Leominster [8225] [MRIN: 3359].

  Marriage Notes:

In 1046, he joined in on an invasion of Deheubarth. On his return from this campaign Sweyn abducted Eadgifu, the Abbess of Leominster, apparently intending to marry her and gain control of Leominster's vast estate. However, the king refused permission and Eadgifu returned to her abbey. Late in 1047 Sweyn left England to take refuge with Baldwin, count of Flanders.