Harold Bluetooth

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Harold Bluetooth was a 10th-century king of Denmark and Norway known for uniting much of Scandinavia and for inspiring the name of the modern Bluetooth wireless technology standard.

Observed surface forms (4)

Surface form As subject As object
Harald Bluetooth 0 3
Bluetooth wireless technology 1 0
Harald Blåtand 0 1
Harald Gormsson 0 1

Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century monarch
King of Denmark
King of Norway
Viking Age ruler
human
associatedWithPlace Denmark
Jelling
Norway
birthName Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harald Gormsson
burialPlace Jelling
surface form: Jelling (traditional attribution)
causeOfDeath killed in battle (traditional account)
child Sweyn Forkbeard
convertedToReligion Christianity
countryOfCitizenship Denmark
culture Norse
dynasty House of Knýtlinga
Jelling dynasty
era Viking Age
father Gorm the Old
hasTitle King of Denmark
King of Norway
inspiredBy Bluetooth wireless technology standard name
languageSpoken Norse
surface form: Old Norse
mother Thyra
name Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harald Bluetooth

Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
surface form: Harald Blåtand

Harold Bluetooth self-link
namedAfter Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
notableFor building fortifications such as ring forts in Denmark
consolidating rule over Scandinavia
conversion of Denmark to Christianity
strengthening royal authority in Denmark
uniting much of Denmark
uniting parts of Norway
notableWork Jelling stones
occupation monarch
positionHeld King of Norway
King of the Danes
predecessor Gorm the Old
reignEnd c. 986
reignStart c. 958
religion Christianity
Norse paganism
sexOrGender male
spouse Tove
surface form: Tove of the Obotrites
successor Sweyn Forkbeard
timePeriod 10th century

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Harold Bluetooth birthName Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harald Gormsson
Christianization of Scandinavia keyFigure Harold Bluetooth
this entity surface form: Harald Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth name Harold Bluetooth self-link
Harold Bluetooth name Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harald Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth name Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Harald Blåtand
Bluetooth namedAfter Harold Bluetooth
this entity surface form: Harald Bluetooth
Harold Bluetooth namedAfter Harold Bluetooth self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Bluetooth wireless technology
Harold notableBearer Harold Bluetooth