Birth of Harald I Bluetooth
Historical person
Harald I Bluetooth Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for Harald I Bluetooth, based on 8 World History Database records associated with Denmark.
Chronological biography
935
940
Succeeds as King of Denmark
974
As a consequence of Haralds army having lost to the Germans in the shadow of Danevirke in 974, he no longer had control of Norway and Germans settled back into the border area between Scandinavia and Germany
As a consequence of Haralds army having lost to the Germans in the shadow of Danevirke in 974, he no longer had control of Norway and Germans settled back into the border area between Scandinavia and Germany
983
The German settlers are driven out of Denmark in 983 by an alliance consisting of Obodrite soldiers and troops loyal to Harald
The German settlers are driven out of Denmark in 983 by an alliance consisting of Obodrite soldiers and troops loyal to Harald
986
Harald is killed fighting off a rebellion led by his son Swein
Harald is killed fighting off a rebellion led by his son Swein
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.