King Harald I, also known as Harald Bluetooth, was king of Denmark from 958 to 985 AD. He was the son of Gorm the Old, the first significant figure in a new royal line centered at Jelling, in ...

In a historic gesture, Denmark has officially granted the creators of Bluetooth technology the right to use the name and symbol of Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson for the next 1,000 years.

The first time King Harald was given the nickname Blåtand (Bluetooth) is in the Roskilde Chronicle, a 12th-century Latin text probably written by a monk from eastern Denmark.Bluetooth had chosen ...

The 10th century golden Curmsun disc with the name of Danish King Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson (Curmsun in Latin) on it, coming from a tomb at the Roman Catholic church in Wiejkowo, Poland ...

Even more interesting is the fact that the Bluetooth symbol is a combination of two runes, Hagall (ᚼ) and Bjarkan (ᛒ), which were Harald’s initials. “And all this time, I just thought it ...

But King Harald isn't only the inspiration for its name as his initials were used in the logo too. The statement continues: "The Bluetooth logo is a bind rune merging the Younger Futhark runes ...

Bluetooth has been around since 1994 but some users are only just stopping to wonder what it's unusual name actually means - and it's all down to a 10th century king Skip to main content News ...

Though ‘Bluetooth’ was meant to be a temporary code name for the short-range wireless technology while it was under development, it stuck, and the Younger Futhark runes that make up Harald ...

Harald Bluetooth, a 10th century Danish king, knew nothing of the wireless device connection technology that bears his name. But King Bluetooth died fighting a rebellion started by his son, which ...

Over the past 15 years, Bluetooth technology has become a staple of the in-car experience, making connectivity between driver and mobile device a reality. This wireless communication tool has ...

That find, discovered in the 1980s, may have belonged to an earl or steward of King Harald Bluetooth—a legendary figure in his own right. The son of King Gorm the Old, ...