Harald III Hen and Margrethe Asbjornsdatter

[norwegianne]

Name: Harald III Hen

English Name:

Birth: ca. 1041

Child of:Svend 2. Estridsen

Reign: 1074-1080

Marriage: Margrete Asbjørnsdatter

Children:

Death: 17. April 1080

Throne passed to: Canute the Saint

Notes:
His nickname means a soft whet-stone (possibly given to him by his enemies, meaning he could do no harm.)

Was elected to succeed his father two years before his father's death.

 

[CyrilVladisla]

Image of King Harald III of Denmark
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Harald_III_of_Denmark

 

[Blog Real]

Coin of Harald III
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/Harald_3._Hen_coin.jpg