baptism of Harald Bluetooth

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The baptism of Harald Bluetooth was a pivotal 10th-century event in which the Danish king converted to Christianity, symbolizing and accelerating the wider Christianization of Scandinavia.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Christian baptism ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
chronologicalRelation occurs after reign of Gorm the Old ⓘ
occurs during expansion of the Holy Roman Empire under Otto I ⓘ
culturalSignificance symbol of religious change in Scandinavia ⓘ
transition from Norse paganism to Christianity in Denmark ⓘ
hasApproximateDate c. 960 ⓘ
hasConsequence Christianization of Denmark ⓘ
acceleration of Christianization of Scandinavia ⓘ
conversion of Harald Bluetooth to Christianity ⓘ
integration of Denmark into Latin Christendom ⓘ
strengthening of ties with the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
hasLocation Denmark ⓘ
Jutland ⓘ
hasMotivation consolidation of royal authority over Danish chieftains ⓘ
desire for political alliance with Christian rulers ⓘ
diplomatic pressure from the Holy Roman Empire ⓘ
hasParticipant Danish royal court ⓘ
Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: Harold Bluetooth

Poppo ⓘ
hasTimePeriod 10th century ⓘ
historicalDebate exact date disputed by historians ⓘ
role of Poppo debated by scholars ⓘ
involvesConversionFrom Norse paganism ⓘ
involvesConversionTo Christianity ⓘ
isAssociatedWithLegend Poppo carrying red-hot iron to prove Christian God’s power ⓘ
isCommemoratedBy inscription on the large Jelling stone ⓘ
isDescribedIn Saxo Grammaticus’ Gesta Danorum ⓘ
Widukind of Corvey’s Gesta Hammaburgensis ecclesiae pontificum ⓘ
isFollowedBy Christianization of Danish elite ⓘ
foundation of churches in Denmark ⓘ
support for Christian missionaries in Denmark ⓘ
isRelatedTo Harald Bluetooth’s rune stone at Jelling ⓘ
linked to: Jelling stones

Jelling stones ⓘ
longTermImpact decline of official pagan cults in Denmark ⓘ
establishment of diocesan church structures in Denmark ⓘ
integration of Danish kingdom into Christian Europe ⓘ
politicalSignificance alignment with Christian European powers ⓘ
legitimization of Harald Bluetooth’s rule ⓘ
regionAffected Denmark ⓘ
Scandinavia ⓘ
religiousContext Catholic Church ⓘ
Christianity ⓘ

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Christianization of Scandinavia → notableEvent → baptism of Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
Jelling stones → significantEvent → Christianization of the Danes ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Harald Bluetooth
Christianization of Germanic peoples → significantEvent → Baptism of Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Harald Bluetooth
Christianization of Germanic peoples → significantEvent → Baptism of the Danes under Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: baptism of Harald Bluetooth