The 10th century golden Curmsun disc with the name of Danish King Harald “Bluetooth“ Gormsson (Curmsun in Latin) on it, coming from a tomb at the Roman Catholic church in Wiejkowo, Poland, photographed in Malmo, Sweden, in 2015. The Bluetooth wireless link technology is named after the king. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. Credit: Sven Rosborn via AP
The nickname of a European king who died more than 1,000 years ago is at the center of an archaeological dispute.
According to the Middle Ages, the nickname "Bluetooth" was given to the king by his dead tooth. According to a chronicle from the time, the viking king was buried in the late 10th century.
A Swedish archaeologist and a Polish researcher claim in their publications that they have located the most probable burial site for the Vikings in the village of the same name.
The author of the book "Viking Poland" told The Associated Press that he believes he has found the remains of the king. A rotund shape that looked like a viking burial mound was discovered by geological satellite images.
Swedish archeologists say that the grave of the man who converted from paganism to Christianity must have been found in the churchyard. The church of the Blessed Virgin Mary is located on a knoll.
A view of a 2014 stone with runic inscription in memory of Danish 10th century King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, in Wolin, Poland, Saturday, July 30,2022. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. A Polish researcher and a Swedish archeologist claim that they have pinpointed the probable burial site for King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in a small village in northwestern Poland, an area that once had ties with the Vikings. Credit: AP Photo Monika Scislowska
Historians at the Danish National Museum say they're familiar with the idea that it's the burial site of the man.
In his book "The Viking King's Golden Treasure", Rosborn detailed his research, and in his own book, he challenged some of the findings of the Swedish author.
One of the last Vikings to rule over what is nowDenmark, northern Germany, and parts of Sweden and Norway is thought to have died in Jomsborg. He preached Christianity to his people.
The king was the inspiration for the name of the wireless link technology. The technology's logo is derived from the runic letters for the king's initials.
A view of a 2014 stone with runic inscription in memory of Danish 10th century King Harald “Bluetooth” Gormsson, in Wolin, Poland, Saturday, July 30,2022. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. A Polish researcher and a Swedish archeologist claim that they have pinpointed the probable burial site for King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in a small village in northwestern Poland, an area that once had ties with the Vikings. Credit: AP Photo Monika Scislowska
An 11-year-old girl asked the former director of Sweden's Malmo City Museum about a small, dirty coin-like object that had been in her family's possession for decades.
The cast gold disk was from the 10th century. The Latin inscription on the "Curmsun disk" is about the king of Danes, Scania, Jomsborg.
Sielski's family, who moved to Sweden from Poland in 1986, said the disk came from a trove found in a tomb under the church.
The Sielski family took possession of the disk in 1945 as the former German area became part of Poland.
The 10th century golden Curmsun disc with the name of Danish King Harald “Bluetooth“ Gormsson (Curmsun in Latin) on it, coming from a tomb at the Roman Catholic church in Wiejkowo, Poland, photographed in Malmo, Sweden, in 2015. The Bluetooth wireless link technology is named after the king. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. Credit: Sven Rosborn via AP
The Roman Catholic church where it is believed that Danish King Harald Gormsson was buried, in Wiejkowo, Poland, Saturday, July 30, 2022. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. A Polish researcher and a Swedish archeologist claim that they have pinpointed the probable burial site for King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in a small village in northwestern Poland, an area that once had ties with the Vikings. Credit: AP Photo Monika Scislowska
A view inside the Roman Catholic church where it is believed that Danish King Harald Gormsson was buried, in Wiejkowo, Poland, Saturday, July 30, 2022. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. A Polish researcher and a Swedish archeologist claim that they have pinpointed the probable burial site for King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in a small village in northwestern Poland, an area that once had ties with the Vikings. Credit: AP Photo Monika Scislowska
The 10th century golden Curmsun disc with the name of Danish King Harald “Bluetooth“ Gormsson (Curmsun in Latin) on it, coming from a tomb at the Roman Catholic church in Wiejkowo, Poland, photographed in Malmo, Sweden, in 2015. The Bluetooth wireless link technology is named after the king. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. Credit: Sven Rosborn via AP
The Roman Catholic church where it is believed that Danish King Harald Gormsson was buried, in Wiejkowo, Poland, Saturday, July 30, 2022. More than 1,000 years after his death in what is now Poland, a Danish king whose nickname is known to the world through the Bluetooth technology is at the center of an archeological dispute. A Polish researcher and a Swedish archeologist claim that they have pinpointed the probable burial site for King Harald Bluetooth Gormsson in a small village in northwestern Poland, an area that once had ties with the Vikings. Credit: AP Photo Monika Scislowska
A family member who knew Latin was able to translate some of the chronicles into Polish. They mention that the church is linked to him.
Annual festivals of Slavs and Vikings are held on the Baltic Sea island and town of Wolin, which has a runic stone in honor of the Vikings' leader.
The Curm Sun disk is "phenomenal" with its inscription, but there are no current plans to dig up the grave.
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