Harold II 'Bluetooth' Gormsson KING OF DENMARK

• Name	Harold II 'Bluetooth' Gormsson KING OF DENMARK
  Birth	Blauzahn, Germany
  Gender	Male
  Death	Jomsborg, Denmark
  Person ID	I6502	adkinshorton
  Last Modified	2 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Gorm 'the Old' of Jutland KING OF DENMARK,   b. Abt 840   d. 936 (Age ~ 96 years)
  Mother	Thyri Klacksdottir OF JUTLAND,   b. Abt 880   d. 935 (Age ~ 55 years)
  Family ID	F25534	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gunhilda OF SWEDEN,   b. Abt 925   d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	+ 1.   Sweyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson KING OF DENMARK,   b. Abt 960   d. 2 Feb 1014, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 54 years)
  Family ID	F25217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Gyrid OLARSDOTTIR
  Children	1.   Tyra OF DENMARK,   b. 950   d. 1000 (Age 50 years) + 2.   Sweyn I 'Forkbeard' Haraldsson KING OF DENMARK,   b. Abt 960   d. 2 Feb 1014, Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England (Age ~ 54 years)   3.   Hakon OF DENMARK,   b. 961   d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F25532	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Histories

  Sagas of Olaf & Harald (16MB PDF) www.archive.org

  
  

• Notes

  Harold II "Blaatand" (Bluetooth), King of Denmark, King of Norway founded the Jomsborg Viking colony and established Christianity in Denmark. He was surnamed "the Old" because of the length of his reign--58 years. He was the first Christian king of Denmark, 931-979.