The Heimskringla on Sveinn

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 82. Of King Hrorek'S Treachery.

• attestation: Svein waited at the threshold with a drawn dagger but lost his nerve when he saw the king's face, turning white as a corpse.

  "when he looked the king in the face he grew pale, and then white as a corpse, and his hand sank down"

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 144. Meeting Of King Olaf And King Onund.

• attestation: Svein, son of Earl Ulf and Astrid, later became king of Denmark.

  "Their son Svein was afterwards king of Denmark."

Heimskringla > The Chronicle Of The Kings Of Norway > 158. Hardaknut Taken To Be King In Denmark.

• attestation: Earl Ulf sent his son Svein, Canute's nephew and Hardaknut's age-mate, as a hostage to the king.

  "Earl Ulf sent his son Svein, who was a sister's son of King Canute, and the same age as Hardaknut, to the king. He prayed for grace and reconciliation for his father, and offered himself as hostage for the earl."