Posted on 06/24/2010 6:04:33 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
In what they describe as a 'sensational' discovery, archaeologists from Århus find the remains of 10th century king's royal residence.
After speculating for centuries about its location, the royal residence of Harald Bluetooth has finally been discovered close to the ancient Jellinge complex with its famous runic stones in southern Jutland.
The remains of the ancient wooden buildings were uncovered in the north-eastern corner of the Jellinge complex which consists of royal burial mounds, standing stones in the form of a ship and runic stones.
Harald ruled Denmark between 940 and 985 AD and is reputed to have conquered Norway and converted the country to Christianity. The Bluetooth interface developed by Ericsson for wireless connections -- with a logo consisting of the runic letters H and B -- is named after him.
Mads Dengsø Jessen, the archaeologist from Århus University who led the dig said four buildings from Harald's time had been discovered at the site. The buildings are characteristic of those built at round fortresses known as Trelleborg...
Archaeologists have yet to identify the remains of Harald's royal hall, but Jessen believes they can be found under the existing Jellinge Church, where the remains of a large wooden building were discovered on a previous dig...
Jellinge is revered as the cradle of the Danish kingdom, and the larger of the two runic stones which is often described as the baptismal certificate of the Danish nation directly refers to Harald Bluetooth and his conversion of the country to Christianity.
The second Jellinge stone includes the first written reference to Denmark in the country.
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What of his brother, Blackberry Bluetooth?
So this is the person who is to blame for the assinine earbuds that people talk annoyingly loudly into. GRRRR
Awesøme.
They also had a cousin, Applestarter Onetooth, who was King Canute’s dentist when he ruled England.
It’s only a matter of time before they turn up in some medieval dig. I’ve read that it was the A-Number-One reason the Vikings were so widely feared. Nowadays the practice just conceals the true scope of mental illnesses in street society.
Drat, I førgøt that Å...
As part of a Master plan, Black Berry headed for Kenya and his much later progeny now runs your life.
NO FAIR!!! Now I REALLY want a Danish - no, not a Dane... a Danish! Preferably a Raspberry one! I wonder if Harald, and Blackberry had a sister that wore a Raspberry beret?
I’ll have a Danish and a hot female Dane, too...
Oh, now THAT was good! ROFL! Brilliance! :)
Vikings came up with some great names: Harald Fairhair, Swen Forkbeard, Ragnar Lothbrok [hairy britches], and my own personal favorite, Erik Bloodaxe.
You mean Omar Thinskin?
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