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26 giu 2024 · He was the son of Gorm the Old, the first significant figure in a new royal line centred at Jelling (North Jutland). Harald completed the country’s unification begun by his father, converted the Danes to Christianity, and conquered Norway.
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13 giu 2024 · Born the daughter of the first Danish King, Gorm the Old, in the early 10th century, her life and exploits make her one of the most striking female characters that leap out of the sagas and grab your attention.
16 giu 2024 · The first monarch, not being legendary, was Gorm the Old, who died around 958. After kings with names as Harald, Svend, Knud, Magnus, Oluf, Niels, Erik, Valdemar, Abel and Christoffer, and one Queen called Margrethe I, the House of Oldenburg inherited the throne in 1448.
4 giorni fa · Harthacnut I was the semi-legendary founder of the Danish royal house at the beginning of the 10th century, and his son, Gorm the Old, became the first in the official line (the "Old" in his name indicates this).
2 giorni fa · In the midst of the Viking era, in the first half of the 10th century, the kingdom of Denmark coalesced in Jutland (Jylland) under King Gorm the Old. Gorm’s son and successor, Harald I (Bluetooth), claimed to have unified Denmark, conquered Norway, and Christianized the Danes.
5 giorni fa · Found in central Jutland in Denmark, the Jelling site contains two huge burial mounds thought to date from the reigns of Harald Bluetooth and his father, Gorm the Old. Adjacent to the mounds, there was once a church erected by Harald Bluetooth to celebrate his unification of Denmark and Norway.
