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Harold Bluetooth was an illustrious Scandinavian king of the Viking Age.

Aside from his unique name, he is best known for the things he achieved as ruler of Denmark

and Norway during the 10th century. After unifying Denmark under a single leader and conquering Norway, Harold

converted the Danes and Norwegians to Christianity. In addition to this, he constructed a series

of ring fortresses and extended the Danavirc, a defensive earthwork in northern Germany,

and left a runstone in memory of his parents at yelling.

From his ascent to power and the achievements of his rule to Viking ring fortresses and some remarkable runestones, we'll be exploring an array of topics pertaining to King Harold Bluetooth in this

episode of the podcast. Joining me to discuss these subjects is Dr. Elsa Rossdale, Professor

Emerita in medieval archaeology at the University of Arhus in Denmark. For her entire

professional life, Dr. Rossostale has focused on the

history of medieval Scandinavia and the Viking Age, having written and edited several books and

many articles. Perhaps Dr. Rostale is most famous for her highly acclaimed book titled The Vikings, which was published by Penguin.

I'll include a link to the third and most recent edition of that book in the description of today's episode.

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