Siward da Northumbria († 1055) e a Batalha dos sete dormentes (c. 1054).

The jarl (lat. dux) Siward (or Sigeward) of Northumbria († 1055) was one of the most reliable men to the king Knútr inn ríki of Denmark (Knut the great, c. 985-1035), the greatest and most famous king of Northern Europe at that time. Being probably born in Scandinavia, Siward defended the canutian dynasty interests in Britain, such as Hardeknud (c. 1018-1042), Knútr's son, in his right to the English throne. The jarl also became famous for wrestling and defeating the Scottish king Mac Bethad mac Findlaích Rí Deircc (ing. MacBeth the red king, † 1057) in 1054, as immortalized in MachBeth, a theatre play by Shakespeare (c. 1564-1616). Therefore, my purposes were to show some narratives about Siward's life, the Battle of the Seven Sleepers (c. 1054), some values dear to the warriors at that age as well as some forms of biographical construction in Middle Ages. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]