Harald Bluetooth
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Gender | Male |
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Born | Jelling |
Denmark | |
Died | Jomsborg |
985 AD | |
Jomsborg | |
Nationality | Danish |
Place of burial | Roskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Denmark |
Children | Sweyn Forkbeard |
Tyra of Denmark | |
Gunhilde | |
Haakon | |
Thyra Haraldsdottir | |
Gunhild Haraldsdottir | |
Håkon Haraldsson | |
Full name | Harald Gormsson |
Grandchildren | Cnut |
Harald II of Denmark | |
Estrid Svendsdatter | |
Parents | Gorm the Old |
Thyra | |
Siblings | Gunnhild, Mother of Kings |
Date of Reg. | |
Date of Upd. | |
ID | 426074 |
Harald Bluetooth Life story
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson was a king of Denmark and Norway. He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and consolidated his rule over most of Jutland and Zealand.