Harald Bluetooth Quotes

The little logo that sits at the top of the screen of any ‘Bluetooth-enabled’ hardware () is actually a monogram created from the two runes that represent Harald’s initials

So, to sum up, King Harald Bluetooth united the tribes and formed the Kingdom of Denmark,’ Poe said. ‘And your point is …?’ Fatty Scraps said. ‘My point is that when the company who invented Bluetooth needed a name for technology that unites electronic devices, they thought of the king who united the tribes,’ Poe explained. ‘The Bluetooth logo is King Harald’s joined-up initials in ancient Viking.

Fittingly, Harald's name today is ubiquitous as a technology that unites disparate devices. Begun in 1994 by the Swedish company Ericsson, Bluetooth passes information wirelessly between phones and computers regardless of operating system or manufacturer. Just as the tenth century Viking king united fierce rivals, a Samsung phone will now communicate with an Apple computer. The two runes that make up the modern symbol for Bluetooth technology are the king's initials. 176.

In 983 a great alliance of Slav tribes and Danes joined forces against the German realm, which had expanded both eastwards and northwards, but was now decisively repulsed. Around this time marriages took place between Scandinavian kings and the daughters of West Slav princes. For example, Harald Bluetooth married a daughter of the Abodrite prince Mistivoj.

the Danish king Harald Bluetooth (910–985) was raised as a non-Christian. In the 960s he united Denmark and gained temporary control of Norway. Recognizing the power of Christian monotheism as a unifying force for his new kingdom, he made the decision to convert. (Intel and Ericsson engineers chose to call their new technology “Bluetooth” because it brought computers and mobile phones together just as Harald had unified Denmark and Norway.)

Bluetooth technology is named after the tenth-century Danish king, Harald Bluetooth.

Bluetooth is named after a 10th century Viking called Harald Blatand the Bluetooth. He had a reputation for bringing peace to people from different regions. The Bluetooth symbol is the same as his initials.