mar 28, 958 - Denmark United Under Harald Bluetooth
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Harald "Bluetooth" Gormsson unites Denmark and becomes king. His son, Sweyn Forkbeard, raided England numerous times and demanded "Danegeld" – a tribute paid to Viking raiders in order to save their land from being ravaged. In 991 alone, the Danes acquired 4500 kg of silver from England.
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