Harald Bluetooth, Jelling and the conversion of the Vikings to Christianity (OCR GCSE History B (Schools History Project)): Flashcards
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Year Harald Bluetooth crowned King of Denmark
Year Harald Bluetooth crowned King of Denmark
958
Harald Bluetooth's father
Harald Bluetooth's father
King Gorm the Old
What Harald did to father's tomb after baptism (960)
What Harald did to father's tomb after baptism (960)
Turned it into a Christian place of worship
Harald Bluetooth's mother
Harald Bluetooth's mother
Queen Thyra (or Thyre)
Last known pagan king of Denmark
Last known pagan king of Denmark
King Gorm the Old
Year Denmark officially became a Christian land
Year Denmark officially became a Christian land
965 AD
First Christian King of Denmark
First Christian King of Denmark
Harald Bluetooth
What are the Jelling stones
What are the Jelling stones
10th century memorial stones with runic inscriptions in Jutland
What Broby-Johansen called the Jelling rune stones
What Broby-Johansen called the Jelling rune stones
Denmark's baptismal certificate
Year & treaty when Viking Guthrum accepted Christianity
Year & treaty when Viking Guthrum accepted Christianity
878, Treaty of Wedmore