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Vladimir I was grand prince of Kiev from about 980 to 1015 and a ruler of the Rurik dynasty. After adopting Byzantine Christianity, traditionally dated to 988, he promoted the conversion of Kievan Rus and ordered the baptism of Kyiv's population. His reign linked Rus more closely with the Christian...
Olaf II Haraldsson was king of Norway from 1015 to 1028 and later became the country's patron saint, commonly known as Saint Olaf. His reign was associated with the consolidation of royal power and the expansion of Christian institutions, although Norway's conversion had begun before him. Driven int...
Harald Bluetooth was a 10th-century king associated with the consolidation of Denmark and the adoption of Christianity by the Danish monarchy. The Jelling stones commemorate his parents and credit him with winning Denmark and Norway and making the Danes Christian. The Bluetooth wireless technology n...
