In 1784 the historian Peter Friderich Suhm thought that Svend Høra was a king, believing him identical to the Southern Jutish king Svend Langfod, and that he was killed in a battle in Svendsdal and buried there in 900.
I 1784 troede historikeren Peter Friderich Suhm at Svend Høra var en konge, hvorfor han mente ham identisk med den sønderjyske konge Svend Langfod, og at denne i Svendsdal var blevet dræbt i et slag og begravet der i 900.