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Jan 25, 2024 · King Harald of Norway responded to speculation about an abdication like Queen Margrethe of Denmark at his latest engagement with his heir, Crown Prince Haakon. ... Harald became monarch at age 53 ...
OTD in 1937 was born the future King Harald to Crown Prince Olav of Norway and Princess Märtha of Sweden. Norway is one of the oldest states in Europe but has the youngest reigning dynasty. How did this happen? According to tradition, Harald Fairhair became the first king of a unified Norway in 872, but his dynasty didn't last very long.
Harald Bluetooth. Harald " Bluetooth " Gormsson ( Old Norse: Haraldr Blátǫnn Gormsson; [2] Danish: Harald Blåtand Gormsen, died c. 985/86) was a king of Denmark and Norway . He was the son of King Gorm the Old and of Thyra Dannebod. Harald ruled as king of Denmark from c. 958 – c. 986. Harald introduced Christianity to Denmark and ...
The war became a disaster for two reasons: Primarily, because Denmark's new powerful ally, the Netherlands, remained neutral as Denmark was the aggressor and Sweden the defender. Secondly, the Belts froze over in a rare occurrence during the winter of 1657–1658, allowing King Charles X Gustav of Sweden to lead his armies across the ice to ...
Sep 22, 2021 · According to the Old Norse language history of the Viking Age known as the Heimskringla, Harald Bluetooth (ruled c. 958-986) was the first Christian King of Denmark. Harald had become embroiled in a conflict with Otto II, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (reigned 973-983), which was at least partially because Harald was a pagan.
Feb 28, 2024 · LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — King Harald V of Norway remained hospitalized with an infection on Malaysia’s northern resort island of Langkawi on Wednesday as officials said that his condition was improving. Harald, Europe’s oldest monarch at age 87, became ill while he was on vacation. His son, Crown Prince Haakon, said in Norway that his ...
Mar 11, 2023 · As his family name Gormsson would suggest, Harald was the son of Gorm the Old, king of Denmark, and Thyra. He was probably born around 920. In 958, Harald replaced his father at the head of a vast kingdom covering today’s Denmark, parts of Norway, and Sweden. Denmark’s First Christian King Ansgar, by Wenzel Tornøe, ca. 1895, via Wikiart
