Harald Bluetooth Gormsson II King of Denmark 
Harald Bluetooth Gormsson II King of was born in 0918. Harald Bluetooth Gormsson II King of's father was King Gorm del Gammel and his mother was Thyri Klacksdottir. His paternal grandparents were King Horda-Knut Sigurdsson and Elgiva; his maternal grandfather was Harold Klak. He had two brothers and a sister, named Herbastus Herfast, Knud Prince of and Gunhild Princess of. He was the oldest of the four children. He had three half-brothers named Harald Bluetooth Gormsson II King of, Harald Bluetooth Gormsson II King of and Knud Prince of. He died at the age of 69 on November 1st, 0987.General Notes
Harald refused to accept the crown until he had first performed hisfather's obsequies with all the magnificence becoming his high rank. Oneof his earliest was the conquest of Norway, which became a province ofDenmark. Styrbear, King of Sweden, solicited the aid of King Harold inone of his wars, and to enforce his request he brought along with himGyntha, his sister, a lady of admirable beauty. The stratagem had theintended effect; Harold Bluetooth became enamored and married her. Theprogress of Christianity gained some headway during his reign, and theKing received baptism, and erected a splendid church. His daughterGunilda married Richard I, Duke of Normandy.
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Harrison's History of Yorkshire; Preface and Charts.
Britannica Encyclopedia, Vol. 26, p. 224; Vol. 12, p. 179; Vol. 20,p.
4; Vol. 28, p. 767.
Williams' Historians History of the World, Vol. 16, pp. 37-49.
Edward S. Lewis Manuscripts, pp. 164, 162, 226, 274.
The Plantagenet Ancestry, by Lt. Col. W. H. Turton, pp. 26-7.
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Ancestor Pedigree Chart
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*There are earlier generations for the ancestor(s) indicated. See their page(s) for details (click name)
- b.0709 d.0790
- b.0740 in Northumbria, England
- d.0830
- b.0730 d.UNKNOWN
- b.0760 d.UNKNOWN
- d.0895
- b.0890 d.0941
- b.0775 in Wessex, England d.0839
- b.0800 in Wessex, England d.13 Jan 0857/0858
- b.0770 in Wessex, England d.0858
- b.0830
- b.0810 in Wessex, England d.0846
- b.0866 d.UNKNOWN
- b. in Wessex d.UNKNOWN
- b.0918 d.01 Nov 0987
- b.0876 d.UNKNOWN
- b.0900 d.UNKNOWN
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They had a son and two daughters, named Svend I Forkbeard King of, Thyra Haraldsdottir of and Gunhild Haraldsdottir of.
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Children
Thyra Haraldsdottir of denmark
Thyra Haraldsdottir of was born in 0937. She died at the age of 63 in 1000.
Svend I Forkbeard King of denmark
Svend I Forkbeard King of was born in 0940 in denmark. He died in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire, England.
Gunhild Haraldsdottir of Denmark
Gunhild Haraldsdottir of was born in 0942. She died at the age of 60 on November 13th, 1002.
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