Harold Bluetooth

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Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.

All labels observed (4)

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Harald Bluetooth 22
Harold Bluetooth canonical 3
Harald Blåtand 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century monarch
King of Denmark
King of Norway
Viking Age ruler
human
associatedWithPlace Denmark
Jelling
Norway
birthName Harald Gormsson
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
burialPlace Jelling (traditional attribution)
linked to: Jelling
causeOfDeath killed in battle (traditional account)
child Sweyn Forkbeard
convertedToReligion Christianity
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
culture Norse
dynasty House of Knýtlinga
Jelling dynasty
era Viking Age
father Gorm the Old
hasTitle King of Denmark
King of Norway
inspiredBy Bluetooth wireless technology standard name
languageSpoken Old Norse
linked to: Norse
mother Thyra
name Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth

Harald Blåtand
linked to: Harold Bluetooth

Harold Bluetooth
namedAfter Harold Bluetooth
notableFor building fortifications such as ring forts in Denmark
consolidating rule over Scandinavia
conversion of Denmark to Christianity
strengthening royal authority in Denmark
uniting much of Denmark
uniting parts of Norway
notableWork Jelling stones
occupation monarch
positionHeld King of Norway
King of the Danes
predecessor Gorm the Old
reignEnd c. 986
reignStart c. 958
religion Christianity
Norse paganism
sexOrGender male
spouse Tove of the Obotrites
linked to: Tove
successor Sweyn Forkbeard
timePeriod 10th century

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Referenced by (27)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold notableBearer Harold Bluetooth
Bluetooth namedAfter Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth name Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth name Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth name Harald Blåtand
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth birthName Harald Gormsson
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Bluetooth wireless technology namedAfter Harold Bluetooth
subject linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Christianization of Scandinavia keyFigure Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Roskilde Cathedral burialPlaceOf Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Harald notableBearer Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
King of the Danes hasNotableOfficeHolder Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Thyra child Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Thyra relative Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
House of Knýtlinga notableRuler Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
House of Knýtlinga member Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling dynasty hasMember Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling dynasty notableRuler Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling stones creator Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling stones dedicatedTo Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling stones associatedWithPerson Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Jelling significantPerson Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Gorm the Old child Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Gorm the Old successor Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Gorm the Old relative Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Sweyn Forkbeard father Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
Sweyn Forkbeard predecessor Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
baptism of Harald Bluetooth hasParticipant Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth