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2 days ago · On the death of Sweyn Forkbeard after a few months as king, on Candlemas (Sunday 3 February 1014), Harald succeeded him as King of Denmark, while the Vikings and the people of the Danelaw immediately elected Cnut as king in England.
1 day ago · Harald Sigurdsson was born in the south of Norway to petty king Sigurd Syr and Åsta Gudbrandsdatter in 1015. Through their shared mother, he was the younger half-brother of Olaf Haraldsson, later king Olaf II of Norway. He fought at the Battle of Stiklestad in 1030 where Olaf II lost his life, and Harald fled Norway.
4 days ago · Viking burial ground. The Viking burial ground at Lindholm Høje, near Ålborg, Den. Viking society, which had developed by the 9th century, included the peoples that lived in what are now Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and, from the 10th century, Iceland.
Jun 26, 2024 · Harald I (born c. 910—died c. 987, “Jumne,” Den.) was the king of Denmark from c. 958? to c. 985, credited with the first unification of the country. He was the son of Gorm the Old, the first significant figure in a new royal line centred at Jelling (North Jutland).
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Jun 20, 2024 · Vesthimmerlands Museum has announced plans for a new visitor center to cater to visitors at the circle fortress of Aggersborg, believed to be Harald Bluetooth's largest fort. The news comes one year after Aggersborg was named a World Heritage Site, together with four more Viking Age circular forts in Denmark.
2 days ago · The House of Oldenburg is an ancient dynasty of German origin whose members rule or have ruled in Denmark, Iceland, Greece, Norway, Russia, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Livonia, Schleswig, Holstein, and Oldenburg.
4 days ago · According to Harold Nicolson’s biography of George V (reigned 1910–1936), which was introduced in Chap. 2, five emperors, eight kings, and 18 dynasties disappeared during his quarter-century reign alone. 2.
