Gorm the old of Jutland , King of Denmark 
Gorm the old of was born about 0840. Gorm the old of's father was Horda-Knut Sigurdsson. His paternal grandfather was Sigurd "Snake in Eye" Ragnarsson. He was an only child. He died in 0936.General Notes
Jelling stones, two 10th-century royal gravestones found in Jutland, best known of all Danish runic inscriptions. The earlier stone, a memorial honouring Queen Thyre, was commissioned by her husband, King Gorm the Old, last pagan king of Denmark. The other, erected in memory of his parents by Harald Bluetooth, son of Gorm and Thyre, ruler of Denmark and Norway, and Christianizer of Denmark, is a three-sided pyramid, two sides bearing pictures and the third, an inscription. Its carvings depict ornamental animal forms, sophisticated interlacing linear patterns, and a Christian theme (the Crucifixion).
They had a son named Harald II "Bluetooth".
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Harald II "Bluetooth" Harald II Bluetooth , King of Denmark/, "Blue Tooth", King of Denmar/Harold II
Harald II "Bluetooth" was born about 0910 in Blauzahn, Germany. He died on November 1st, 0986 in Jomsborg. He was buried in Roskilde, Sjaelland, Denmark.
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