Harald "The Blue Tooth" King of Denmark 
Harald "The Blue Tooth" was born in 0910 in GORMSSON, <BORN: 910. Harald "The Blue Tooth"'s father was Gorm the Old King of Denmark and his mother was Thyre "Danebod" Queen of Denmark. His paternal grandparents are Knud (Hard-Knud) Sigurdsson and Mrs. Sigurdsson. He was an only child. He died in probably Denmark.General Notes
Harold Bluetooth (died about 985), king of Denmark (940?-985), who consolidated the Danish realm as a unitary kingdom. He was the son of Gorm the Old (d. about 940) and inherited his kingdom, centered on Jelling in Jutland. Although he temporarily (974-983) lost southern Jutland to Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, Harold secured all Denmark under his control and extended his rule to much of Norway. Baptized in 960 and thus introducing Christianity into Denmark, he had the famous Jelling rune stone erected in his parents' memory. Harold was fatally wounded during a rebellion by his son and successor, Sweyn I.
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Harald "The Blue Tooth" and Gyrithe Olafsdatter were married in a religious ceremony before 0947 in Sweden or Denmark. They had a daughter named Thyra Haraldsdattar.
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Thyra Haraldsdattar Queen of Norway
Thyra Haraldsdattar was born in 0947 in QUEEN OF NORWAY, < BORN 947. She died at the age of 53 on September 18th, 1000 in Norway.
Harald "The Blue Tooth" and Gunhild were married in a religious ceremony before 0960 in Denmark. They had a son named Svend I "Forked Beard" Sweyn.
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Svend I "Forked Beard" Sweyn King of Denmark
Svend I "Forked Beard" Sweyn was born in 0960 in Denmark. He died in Gainsborough, England.
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