Silver penny dated around 995, with inscription on obverse 'SVEN REX AD DENER' ('Swein King of the Danes'), reverse 'GODPINE M AN DNER ('Godwine moneyer in Denmark')'. This is the earliest surviving example of the Latin alphabet in Denmark.
Erik Hakonsson, also known as Eric of Hlathir or Eric of Norway, was Earl of Lade, Governor of Norway and Earl of Northumbria. He was the son of Earl Hákon Sigurðarson and brother of the legendary Aud
Battle of Svolder by Otto Sinding