King of Denmark Archive

Cnut The Great – England’s Danish King And Ruler Of One Of The Largest Nordic Empires

AncientPages.com | June 15, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Cnut The Great (in Swedish: "Knut den Store") became king over large parts of northern Europe, where commerce and culture flourished in his

Mysterious Grave Of King Valdemar IV Atterdag – Will The 600-Year-Old Historical Puzzle Ever Be Solved?

AncientPages.com | July 14, 2018

Ellen Lloyd - AncientPages.com - In 1375, King Valdemar IV Atterdag was put to rest in Vordingborg, Denmark’s’ the biggest royal castle. For over 600 years scientists and historians

The Danes were united and Christianized in about 965 by King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (c. 935 to c. 986; King of Denmark c. 958 to c. 986 ; King of Norway c. 970 to 986).

Jelling Stone And Legendary Harald ‘Bluetooth’ King Of Denmark – ‘Who Made The Danes Christian’

AncientPages.com | October 10, 2015

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - Harald Bluetooth was the younger son of Gorm the Old and Queen Thyra. Harald Bluetooth, fresco from the 1500s in Roskilde Cathedral, Zealand,