{"id":1264,"date":"2015-08-07T21:00:14","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T21:00:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/?p=1264"},"modified":"2015-08-07T21:00:14","modified_gmt":"2015-08-07T21:00:14","slug":"denmark-and-the-bluetooth-connection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/danish\/2015\/08\/07\/denmark-and-the-bluetooth-connection\/","title":{"rendered":"Denmark and the Bluetooth Connection"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"256px-Bluetooth.svg\"<\/a>Did you know that each time you turn on Bluetooth on your computer<\/b> or mobil<\/b> [mohBEEL] (cellphone), you\u2019re actually calling the name of a Viking konge <\/b>(king)? For some reason, the Bluetooth inventors decided to use the \u00f8genavn<\/b> (nickname) of Harald Bl\u00e5tand <\/b>(Harold Bluetooth), who ruled Denmark at the end of the 900s. The Bluetooth icon even looks like the rune<\/b> [ROOneh] (rune = Viking letter) for B: \u16d2<\/p>\n

For history geeks p\u00e5 ferie <\/b>(on holiday) in Danmark<\/b>, a visit to Jelling is a must. The little town lies really close to Vejle<\/b> in Jutland (easy to reach by car if you take the highway bridge from the H.C. Andersen island of Fyn<\/b>). Okay, the reason Jelling is so famous is \u2026 two sten<\/b> (stones)!<\/p>\n

You see, Jelling was a kind of capital for Harald Bl\u00e5tand<\/b> and his father Gorm Den Gamle<\/b> (Gorm The Old) back in the raging 900s. This was before Facebook, so in order to secure some buzz long after their d\u00f8d <\/b>(death), they each raised a runesten<\/b> (runic stone). The two Jellingsten<\/b> are world-famous in Denmark (and beyond). There\u2019s a picture of them in every Danish pas<\/b> (passport). They have also created a lot of spin-off, such as a really nice museum<\/b> that you can visit after you\u2019ve enjoyed the beauty of the stones!<\/p>\n

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The Jelling stones. Photo by David Huang at Flickr<\/a> (CC License).<\/p><\/div>\n

Both Jellingsten<\/b> are standing next to the local kirke<\/b> (church). The little one was made by Gorm<\/b> to commemorate his wife Thyra<\/b>. (Let\u2019s hope she was not too offended when he called her: Danmarks pryd<\/b> \u2013 Denmark\u2019s adornment\u2026) The bigger Jellingsten<\/b> was made by Harald<\/b> to commemorate his parents and himself. Unlike his parents who believed in old Viking gods like Thor and Odin, he decided to become a kristen<\/b> (Christian). So, there\u2019s a huge picture of Jesus on the stone.<\/p>\n

Den store Jellingsten<\/b> (the big Jelling stone) is often called Danmarks d\u00e5bsattest <\/b>(Denmark\u2019s birth certificate). I\u2019ve heard that it mentions Denmark for the very first time in writing. This happens when Harald describes himself as den Harald som vandt sig hele Danmark og Norge og gjorde danerne kristne <\/b>(that Harald who conquered the whole of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christians \u2013 please note that the\u00a0Danish texts\u00a0have been modernized!)<\/p>\n

Why would someone be called \u201dBluetooth\u201d? Well, in a time when there were no tandl\u00e6ger<\/b> (dentists) and a lot of fighting with sv\u00e6rd<\/b> (swords) and \u00f8kser<\/b> (axes), your guess is as good as mine! \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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Wanna give runes a try? Here<\/a> you can see the real thing\u2026<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\"\"

Did you know that each time you turn on Bluetooth on your computer or mobil [mohBEEL] (cellphone), you\u2019re actually calling the name of a Viking konge (king)? For some reason, the Bluetooth inventors decided to use the \u00f8genavn (nickname) of Harald Bl\u00e5tand (Harold Bluetooth), who ruled Denmark at the end of the 900s. The Bluetooth…<\/p>\n

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