Harald III of Denmark

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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".

Preceded by
Sweyn II		 King of Denmark
1076–1080		 Succeeded by
Canute IV (The Saint)


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