Individual Details

Harald 3rd (Herbastus) "Bluetooth" Blaatard Gormsson King of Denmark

(910 - 1 Nov 988)

Events

Birth910
Marriage932Cyrid Gyrithe Gunhilde Olafsdottir
Title (Nobility)From Abt 958 to 986King of Denmark - ascended to the throne with his father Gorm's death in 935, following Gorm's disastrous invasion of Friesland
Title (Nobility)From Abt 970 to 986King of Norway - After the assassination of King Harald Graafeld of Norway, Harald attempted to add Norway to his lands, but was only briefly successful before being forced to withdraw.
Religion972forced to accept baptism in the Christian church
ReligionBy 980removed the royal residence to Roeskilde and built a church there, and promoted the spread of the new religion
Death1 Nov 988Jomsborg
MarriageSenfria Eriksdatter
OccupationHarald began his reign by strengthening the Danawirk series of fortifications in an attempt to create a barrier between the Holy Roman Empire and Denmark, and consolidated the kingdom won by his father.
Religionknown for making the Danes Christian
BurialRoskilde Cathedral, Roskilde, Roskilde Kommune, Sjælland, Denmark

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