Harald Bluetooth
Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway.
| Harald Bluetooth | |
|---|---|
Harald being baptized by Poppo the monk, in a relief dated to c. 1200 | |
| King of Denmark | |
| Reign | c. 958 – c. 986 |
| Predecessor | Gorm the Old |
| Successor | Sweyn Forkbeard |
| King of Norway | |
| Reign | c. 970 – c. 985/986 |
| Predecessor | Harald Greycloak |
| Successor | Olaf Tryggvason |
| Regent | Haakon Sigurdsson (de facto ruler) |
| Died | 985/986 |
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| House | House of Gorm |
| Father | Gorm the Old |
| Mother | Thyra |
| Religion | Chalcedonian Christianity |
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. Harald's rule as king of Norway following the assassination of King Harald Greycloak of Norway was more tenuous, most likely lasting for no more than a few years in the 970s. Some sources say his son Sweyn Forkbeard forcibly deposed him from his Danish throne before his death.
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