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Beorn Estrithson
Beorn Estrithson (died 1049) was the son of Jarl Ulf and Estrid Svendsdatter, sister of Cnut the Great.
Life.
Beorn established himself in England where many of his relatives held high positions. He held an Earldom in what is now the East Midlands.
In 1047, Beorn's cousin Sweyn Godwinson fled England. Along with Harold Godwinson, Beorn profited from Sweyn's absence by being awarded a share of his land.
When Sweyn returned to England and attempted to secure a pardon from
part of the Kingdom of East Anglia, inhabited by a group known as the Gyrwas from about the 6th century. It fell to the Danes in the 9th century, but was re-conquered under Edward the Elder in 915. An earldom of Huntingdon was established shortly after, and it was one of the seven earldoms of Saxon England during the reign of king Edward the Confessor. 
It was created for Beorn Estrithson, cousin to Harold Godwinson (later King Harold). 
The earldom at that time carried extensive powers