Talk:Gottschalk (Obotrite prince)

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Factual accuracy[edit]

There is a problem with the second paragraph of this article: Svein was the father of Canute (Knut) and died c.1014, probably in England during the Danish invasion of the country. It seem to be the case that the author of this article has confused Sweyn Forkbeared, Canute's father, with Svein Estridsson.

Canute became King of England in 1016 after the death of King Ethelred II "the Unready", marrying Ethelred's widow, Emma of Normandy. Initially rule of the territory of England was shared by treaty with Ethelred's son, Edmund Ironside, until Edmund was treacherously murdered through the intervention of the turncoat, Eadric Streona. Knut later ordered Eadric's execution.

Knut's so-called 'empire' included England and Norway, and he became King of Denmark after the death of his elder brother, Harald, in 1018.

There were certainly small numbers of Slavic troops among the invasion army of Svein and Knut during their campaign in England, which began in 1002, but it is likely that the bulk of these were supplied by Knut's grandfather, Mieszko, King of the Polans, though accurate information on this point is somewhat elusive. It is a moot point whether Elbe Slavs (Obotrites/Wends) were also recruited by Svein and Knut. 81.159.19.174 (talk) 20:34, 6 July 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A suggestion to the author to include Origin of the Anglo-Saxon Race by Thomas William Shore as a source and augment the article with its useful information. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 218.29.111.84 (talk) 23:55, 12 November 2015 (UTC)[reply]

Date of his Feast Day[edit]

According to Catholic Online (https://www.catholic.org/saints/saint.php?saint_id=3603), his feasAl-Nofi (talk) 12:03, 7 June 2023 (UTC)t day is June 6th, and he is also the Patron Saint of Princes[reply]

--Al-Nofi (talk) 12:03, 7 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]