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EspañolHARALD III OF DENMARK
'Harald III' 'Hen' (1041 – April 17, 1080) was king of Denmark from 1076 to 1080. Harald III was the bastard son of Sweyn II of Denmark.
He was appointed after a regular election at the coast of Northern Zealand. As a whole he seems to have been a peaceful and able ruler who sought to better the Danish coins. Some Medieval chroniclers (especially Saxo Grammaticus) scorn him as a weak and ineffective king yielding to the will of the common people. Later historians regard him as a "democratic" monarch for the same reasons.
His nickname means "a soft whet-stone".
'Death'
When his grandfather gave the English throne to his father, his father lost it. He wanted to get it back. So he sailed to England with a fleet of 500 ships with the help of King Harold's brother, Tostig . They both died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
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He was appointed after a regular election at the coast of Northern Zealand. As a whole he seems to have been a peaceful and able ruler who sought to better the Danish coins. Some Medieval chroniclers (especially Saxo Grammaticus) scorn him as a weak and ineffective king yielding to the will of the common people. Later historians regard him as a "democratic" monarch for the same reasons.
His nickname means "a soft whet-stone".
'Death'
When his grandfather gave the English throne to his father, his father lost it. He wanted to get it back. So he sailed to England with a fleet of 500 ships with the help of King Harold's brother, Tostig . They both died at the Battle of Stamford Bridge.
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