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 Gorm Del Gammel King of Denmark and his mother was Thyri Klacksdottir. His paternal grandparents were Horda-Knut Sigurdsson King of Denmark and Elgiva; his maternal grandfather was Harold Klak. He had two brothers and a sister, named Knud Prince of, Herbastus Herfast and Gunhild Princess of. He was the oldest of the four children. He died at the age of 69 on November 1st, 0987.General Notes
Harald refused to accept the crown until he had first performed his father's obsequies with all the magnificence becoming his high rank. One of his earliest was the conquest of Norway, which became a province of Denmark. Styrbear, King of Sweden, solicited the aid of King Harold in one of his wars, and to enforce his request he brought along with him Gyntha, his sister, a lady of admirable beauty. The stratagem had the intended effect; Harold Bluetooth became enamored and married her. The progress of Christianity gained some headway during his reign, and the King received baptism, and erected a splendid church. His daughter Gunilda 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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- b.0740 in Northumbria, England d.UNKNOWN
- d.0830
- b.0760 d.UNKNOWN
- d.0895
- b.0890 d.0941
- b.0800 in Wessex, England d.13 JAN 857/58
- b.0830 d.UNKNOWN
- 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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