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Harald Wartooth
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| Harald Wartooth was a legendary king of Sweden, Denmark, Norway and the historical northern German province of Wendland, in the 7th and 8th century. According to the Danish Chronicon Lethrense, his empire reached as far as the Mediterranean. |
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Harald I
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Harald I king of Denmark from c. 958? to c. 985, credited with the first unification of the country.
He was the son of Gorm the Old, the first significant figure in a new royal line centred at Jelling (North Jutland). Harald completed the country's unification begun by his father, converted the Danes to Christianity, and conquered Norway. |
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