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Harald Klak
King of the Danes
Reign812 – 813, 819 – 827
PredecessorSigfred and Anulo
SuccessorHorik I
BornHarald Halfdansson
c. 785
Denmark
Diedc. 852 (aged 67)
Denmark
DynastySigfredian
ReligionNorse religion
and Catholicism (post-826)

Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson (c. 785 – c. 852) was a king in Jutland (and possibly other parts of Denmark) around 812–814 and again from 819–827.[1]

  1. ^ "Carolingian Chronicles: Royal Frankish Annals and Nithard's Histories" (1970), translation by Bernhard Walter Scholz, page 94

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Harald Klak

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Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson (c. 785 – c. 852) was a king in Jutland (and possibly other parts of Denmark) around 812–814 and again from 819–827. The identity...

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Horik I

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his demise, a violent civil war broke out. Another dynastic branch, Harald Klak and Ragnfred, gained power during the conflict. The party of the five...

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Ragnar Lodbrok

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were put to flight and the Bjarmian king was slain. The historical king Harald Klak is by Saxo (based on a passage in Adam's chronicle) made into another...

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Harald Bluetooth

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alternative nickname Clac Harald. Clac Harald appears to be a conflation of Harald Bluetooth with the legendary or semi-legendary Harald Klak, son of Halfdan....

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Anulo

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have been the father of a number of later kings and pretenders: Anulo, Harald Klak, Ragnfred and Hemming. This Halfdan, it has been suggested, could have...

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Reginfrid

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837), and Harald Klak (died c. 852). He was probably also related to the Danish king he succeeded. On Hemming's death only Reginfrid and Harald were present...

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Harald the Younger

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Danish royal family. He has sometimes been mistakenly identified with Harald Klak, who was in fact his uncle and probable namesake. His brother was Rorik...

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Horik II

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who supported him. Moreover, there still relatives of the former king Harald Klak alive. Judging from the Frankish sources, the power center of the dynasty...

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Christianization of Scandinavia

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success. In 826, the King of Jutland Harald Klak was forced to flee from Denmark by Horik I, Denmark's other king. Harald went to Emperor Louis I of Germany...

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Harald Halfdansson

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Harald Halfdansson may refer to: Harald Klak (c. 785 – c. 852), King of Denmark Harald Fairhair (c. 850 – c. 932), first King of Norway This disambiguation...

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Rurik

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nascent Danish kingdom at Hedeby. He may have been a nephew of king Harald Klak. He is mentioned as receiving lands in Friesland from Emperor Louis I...

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Gudfred

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represented in the first place by Harald Klak (812-813, 819-827), based its claim on being kinsmen of a former King Harald. This Harald may have been a predecessor...

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Sigurd Hart

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was a daughter of Harald Klak (c. 785 – c. 852); as with his other purported ties to Sigurd Snake-in-the-Eye, however Harald Klak was too old for that...

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Dorestad

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the former King Harald Klak, who fled to Francia in 814. Harald was a vassal of King Louis with a place in Saxony. In the year 819 Harald became one of...

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Harthacnut I of Denmark

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Erik, a descendant of Ragnar Lodbrok, by Gudorm, the granddaughter of Harald Klak. In his version of the tale, Harthacnut is raised by Ennignup (suggested...

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Hugh of Tours

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Brittany and, in 826, he accompanied the Empress Judith to the baptism of Harald Klak in Ingelheim. His other daughter, Adelaide, married Conrad I, Count of...

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826

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North Africa. King Harald Klak of Denmark receives the Frisian county of Rüstringen, as a gift from Emperor Louis the Pious. Harald Klak accepts Christianity...

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List of rulers who converted to Christianity

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(864) Guthrum (878) Borivoj I, Duke of Bohemia (883) Rorik of Dorestad Harald Klak Baptism of Boris I Baptism of Borivoj I by Saint Methodius Mieszko I...

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List of rulers of Frisia

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Wangerland, Östringen and Rüstringen, assumed to be the county that Harald Klak received. c.820, Diederik, held lands in Westerkwartier 855–870, Wiccing...

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Hemming of Denmark

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forty men died in that battle." Heriold, usually translated Harald, this man was Harald Klak. The Annales Fuldenses give an almost identical account of...

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List of legendary kings of Denmark

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Son of Gudfred. Harald Klak, 812 to 813 and 819 to 827, a period of civil war with the sons of Gudfred. Nephew of an earlier Harald. Hemming, c. 810...

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Ansgar

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further north to Jutland with the king Harald Klak, who had received baptism during his exile. With Harald's downfall in 827 and Ansgar's companion Autbert...

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852

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poet and official (b. 803) Fredelo, Frankish count (approximate date) Harald Klak, king of Denmark (approximate date) Íñigo Arista, king of Pamplona (or...

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History of Christianity in Denmark

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exiled from Denmark, King Harald Klak sought refuge in the Carolingian Empire and agreed to be baptised in 826. Harald Klak returned to Denmark, accompanied...

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Ragnhild Sigurdsdotter

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grandfather was Harald Klak. The identity of her maternal grandmother is not mentioned. The Heimskringla changes the name of Harald Klak's daughter but the...

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Rorik of Dorestad

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He died at some point between 873 and 882. He had a brother named Harald. Harald Klak was probably their uncle, and Godfrid Haraldsson their cousin. The...

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Sigfred

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king of Denmark c. 804–810, or later kings such as Hemming (810–812), Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson (812-813, 819–827) and Horik I (813–854). Since the name...

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Old Norse religion

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proselytizing in the kingdom during the ninth century. The Danish king Harald Klak converted (826), likely to secure his political alliance with Louis the...

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Harald

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also known as Harald, Scandinavian chieftain in Normandy Harald Grenske (10th century), petty king in Vestfold in Norway Harald Klak (c. 785–c. 852)...

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