Stelle Translatio corporis Sueini in Danom...; (Encomium Emmae reginae (1040 - 1041), ii.3 (p. 18)) [5074]

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Text Encomium Emmae reginae (1040 - 1041) Anonymous - History
Quotation Translatio corporis Sueini in Danomarchiam. Interea quaedam matronarum Anglicarum nauim sibi fecit parari, et assumpto corpore Sueini regis sua in patria sepulti illoque aromatibus condito paliisque uelato, mare adiit, et prospero cursu appulsa ad portus Danorum peruenit. Mittens ergo utrisque fratribus nuntium mandat corpus adesse paternum, ut hoc maturent suscipere, tumuloque quod sibi parauerat locare. Illi hilares adsunt, honorifice corpus suscipiunt, honorificentiusque illud in monasterio in honore Sanctae Trinitatis ab eodem rege constructo, in sepulchro quod sibi parauerat, recondunt.
Translation The removal of Sveinn's body to Denmark. In the meantime, a certain English matron had a ship prepared for her, and taking the body of Sveinn, who had been buried in her country, and having embalmed it and covered it with palls, she went to the sea, and making a successful voyage, arrived at the ports of the Danes. Sending messenger to the two brothers, she indicated that the body of their father was there, in order that they might hasten to receive it, and place it in the tomb which he had prepared for himself. They came gladly, and received the body with honour, and with yet more honour of the Holy Trinity, in the sepublchre whic he had prepared for himself. (Translation: Campbell 1949, p. 19)
Summary Svend's body is removed to Denmark following his death.
Quotation source ii.3 (p. 18)
Temporal Coverage 1014 - 1014
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Spatial Coverage Objects
Comment Svend was buried in Roskilde on Zealand.