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Abt 785 - Abt 852 (~ 67 years)

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Name	Klack-Harald of Jutland
Suffix	King in Jutland
Birth	Abt 785
Gender	Male
Name	Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson
Name	Harald Klak
Death	Abt 852
Notes	«b»http://www.hull.ac.uk/php/cssbct/cgi-bin/gedlkup.php/n=royal?royal14295«/b» «b»http://www.rpi.edu/~holmes/Hobbies/Genealogy/ps28/ps28_388.htm http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harald_Klak Harald 'Klak' Halfdansson«/b» (c. 785 \endash c. 852) was a king in «u»Jutland «/u» (and possibly other parts of «u»Denmark «/u») around 812\endash 814 and again from 819\endash 827. «b»Family «/b»The identity of Harald's father is uncertain. He had at least three brothers. Anulo (d. 812), Ragnfrid (d. 814) and Hemming Halfdansson (d. 837).«u»[1][2]«/u» An 837 entry in the «u»«i»Annales Fuldenses «/u»«/i» calls Hemming a son of Halfdan.«u»[3]«/u» This is the only mention of their father in a primary source. The identification relies on the 'widely made assumption' that the Hemming mentioned in 837 was the same Hemming mentioned in chronicle entries from two decades before. Stewart Baldwin, a modern genealogist, pointed that they could also be two people with the same name, although Baldwin himself favors their identification.«u»[1][2] «/u» The relation of this Halfdan with other Danish rulers is also uncertain. An 812 entry in the «u»«i»Royal Frankish Annals «/u»«/i» mentions "Anulo nepos Herioldi".«u»[4]«/u» The Latin "nepos" can be translated as both "nephew" or "grandson", making Anulo and his siblings nephews or grandsons of a senior Harald. This would make Halfdan a brother or son of this Harald.«u»[1][2]«/u» The «i»Frankish Annals«/i» vaguely mention this elder Harald as king. Also, a King Sigifrid (Siegfried) is mentioned in 777, granting refuge to the Saxon duke «u»Widukind «/u». In 782, an emissary by the name of Halfdan was sent by Sigifrid to «u»Charlemagne «/u». The last mention of Sigifrid in the Annals is in 798, when Charlemagne sent an envoy to him. In 804, «u»Gudfred «/u» is mentioned as King of the Danes, exchanging envoys with Charlemagne. Harald could be related to Sigifrid and Gudfred. His reign occurring between 798 and 804 or placed prior to that of Sigifrid.«u»[5]«/u» The time and extent of the rule of these earlier kings are uncertain, but the area they ruled presumably included the region closest to the Frankish realm, i.e. around «u»Hedeby «/u». Although they are historical figures insofar as that they are mentioned in historical sources, the details of their rule mostly belong to the realm of the «u»legendary Danish kings «/u». The «i»Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten«/i» (1978) by Detlev Schwennicke assumes Sigifrid and the senior Harald to be brothers, both kings of «u»Hedeby «/u». The «i»Europäische Stammtafeln«/i» further mentions several theories on their family line. The elder Harald is assumed to have succeeded his brother as King of Hedeby in 798. The book places his death in 804, "killed in battle in the «u»Irish Sea «/u»". Harald is assumed to have married Imhild, daughter of Warnechin, Count of «u»Angria «/u» and his wife Kunhilde of «u»Rügen «/u». Their children supposedly included not only Halfdan, "third" King of Hedeby (father of Harald Klak and his siblings) but two other sons. The first identified as another Harald ("fourth" King of Hedeby) and the second as Holger.«u»[6] «/u» Further Sigifrid and the senior Harald are given two further siblings in «i»Europäische Stammtafeln«/i». The third brother is identified as «u»Halfdan the Mild «/u», a ruler of the «u»Yngling «/u» dynasty depicted in the «u»«i»Heimskringla «/u»«/i». Their only sister is identified with Geva, wife of Windukind. The former in way of explanation of why Windukind sought refuge among the «u»Danes «/u».«u»[7]«/u» None of the theories regarding Harald's family and lineage in «i»ES«/i» are well supported by sources. According to the «u»«i»Annales Bertiniani «/u»«/i», Harald was an uncle of «u»Rorik of Dorestad «/u». The «u»«i»Annales Xantenses «/u»«/i» mention Rorik being the brother of a "younger Harald". Several modern scholars have seen this as a contradiction and chosen to identify Rorik as an apparent fifth son of Halfdan. However, Simon Coupland in «i»From poachers to gamekeepers: Scandinavian warlords and Carolingian kings«/i» and K. Cutler in «i»Danish Exiles in the Carolingian Empire--the Case for Two Haralds«/i» have since argued that Rorik and the "younger Harald" were brothers, both nephews of Harald Klak. The theory has gained some acceptance since the 1990s as it would explain why Harald Klak gets a mostly positive assessment in the Frankish chronicles while Rorik's brother is depicted as a raider and enemy of the Franks. This would also mean «u»Rudolf Haraldsson «/u», a nephew of Rorik mentioned in the «i»Annales Xantenses«/i», was a son of the "younger Harald".«u»[1]«/u» «b»[«u»edit «/u»] References 1. «/b»^ «u»«sup»«b»«i»a«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»b«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»c«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»d«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»Stewart Baldwin, "Danish Haralds in 9th century Frisia" <http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/GEN-MEDIEVAL/2002-09/1031544685>«/u» «b»2. «/b»^ «u»«sup»«b»«i»a«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»b«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»c«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»d«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»e«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»f«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»g«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»h«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»i«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»j«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»Profile of Halfdan and his children in "Medieval Lands by Charles Cawley <http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/DENMARK.htm>«/u» «b»3«/b». ^ «u»«sup»«b»«i»a«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»b«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»c«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»Norsemen in the Low Countries:Extracts from the Annales Fuldenses, 837 entry <http://home.tiscali.nl/gjallar/Bronnen_AF.htm>«/u» «b»4«/b». ^ «u»«sup»«b»«i»a«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»b«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»The Latin Library:"Annales Regni Francorum", 812 entry <http://www.thelatinlibrary.com/annalesregnifrancorum.html>«/u» «b»5 «/b» ^. «u»«sup»«b»«i»a«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»b«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»c«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»«sup»«b»«i»d«/u»«/sup»«/b»«/i» «u»Stewart Baldwin, "Kings of the Danes prior to 887" <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~medieval/danking.htm>«/u» «u»«b»6. ^«/u»«/b» «u»Profile of the "Kings of the Danes, 9th century" in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley <http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/DENMARK.htm>«/u» «u»«b»7. ^«/u»«/b» «u»Profile of the "Kings of the Danes, 9th century" in "Medieval Lands" by Charles Cawley <http://fmg.ac/Projects/MedLands/DENMARK.htm>«/u»
Person ID	I6925	Glenn Cook Family
Last Modified	19 Jun 2013

Father	Halfdan of Haithabu, b. Abt 775, Denmark d. 810 (Age ~ 35 years)
Family ID	F551617783	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family

Children

	1. Thyri Klacksdottir, b. Abt 870, Jutland, Denmark d. Abt 935, Jellinge, Vejle, Denmark (Age ~ 65 years)
	2. Thorny Klacksdottir d. Yes, date unknown
	3. Gottfried "Le Danois", Prince of Denmark, b. Abt 848, Denmark d. 885 (Age ~ 37 years)

Family ID F2629 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 19 Jun 2013

[S36] Brian Tompsett, Dept of Computer Science, University of Hull, England(B.C.Tompsett@dcs.hull.ac.uk), Directory of Royal Genealogical Data, (This work is Copyright b 1994-2002 Brian C Tompsett).