The History Of Bluetooth & Its Origin

With the arrival of new technologies into this world and the launching of 5G, the whole world has benefited from this high-speed internet which will develop their nations. It seems that Bluetooth technology has become obsolete and forgotten in this world.

It might be that in the future, the younger generations will soon forget about this old technology and even how to use it. Bluetooth itself has a very unique history behind it and this technology was built in September 1998 and based in Washington.

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The person who created it decided to call it Bluetooth in conjunction with a king who once conquered Denmark and Norway, Harald Gormsson until 986. For those who don't know, it is a part of the Scandinavian culture to have their name ending in "sson" similar to certain countries around the world which have their own unique name.

Harald Gormsson translates to "Harald son of Gorm. Harald was also married to Gyrid Olafsdottir which means Gyrid is the son of Olaf.

Drawing of Harald Bluetooth

Harald was very popular a long time ago and he was given the nickname "blatonn" which means blue teeth. Historians suggested that the name was influenced by the fact that Harald's teeth were so bad that it turns black to bluish.

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Some also claimed that Harald painted his teeth blue as a sign of his Scandinavian culture (Curry, 2013). So because of his teeth, he was called Harald Bluetooth.

Written History of Those Who Won

To fully understand Harald's history, it is wise to look at a reliable source: both local and foreign. Harald was praised as a king who retrieved the sacred runestone, Jelling Stone.

Jelling Stone

He built many fortresses in Aarhus to strengthen the economy and defense of his nation. After the country becomes stronger, Harald decided to expand his empire further. His highness helped King Normandy in 945 and 963 and Norway at the time was very unstable following the assassination of its king.

The involvement of Harald with Norway has resulted in him getting new enemies with the Norse constantly criticizing and condemning his very actions. They believed that Harald was a coward who is willing to sacrifice his own daughter to Styrbjorn the Strong.

The publics' perception of Harald was mixed up and it is not surprising since it all happened 1000 years ago and people back then were considered barbaric.

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According to written history, Harald embraced Christianity during his royal highness rule (Jesch, 2012). It is only a written statement of Adam from Bremen that contradicts the statement of Widuking from Corvey.

Adam writes 100 years after the death of Harald and he said that Harald was forced to accept Christianity after losing to the hands of Otto I. Widukind however said that Harald embraced Christianity after his son, Sweyn Forkbeard was treated by a priest named Poppa.

With all being said, Harald still accepted Christianity in the end whether it was by free will or forced into accepting. After changing his faith, he moved his father's corpse, Gorm to the church as a sign of respect.

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Relation With Bluetooth Technology

Back then Bluetooth technology allowed us to transfer files to other devices quickly as the two phones were connected as one. This situation has described the relationship between countries during the King Harald era.

This is because Bluetooth combined two devices to become one while Harald on the other hand combined two-nation (Denmark and Norway) into one. The analogy and figurative were considered very precise with the situation.

So the creator of this technology agreed to give its name, Bluetooth in commemoration of Harald Gormsson. They used the Jelling symbol of the Bluetooth logo. The letters HB (Harald Bluetooth) according to the Jelling alphabet are (ᚼ) dan (ᛒ) and they combined the two together to create this unique patented logo.

The Bluetooth Logo that combines (ᚼ) dan (ᛒ).

Source:

• Curry, D. (2013). Amazing Deeds of God. Xlibris. Halaman 133.

• Jesch, J. (2012). The Scandinavians from the Vendel Period to the Tenth Century: An Ethnographic Perspective. Boydell Press. Halaman 303.

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