Harald Bluetooth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Harald Bluetooth

King of Denmark and Norway

Date of Birth: 01-Jan-0911

Place of Birth: Denmark

Date of Death: 01-Nov-0986

Profession: monarch

Nationality: Norway, Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Old Norse: Haraldr Gormsson, Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c.
985/86) 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.
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.