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Danimarkako Harald erregea eta Bluetooth

Ezkerrean, Danimarkako Harald erregearen bataioa, 960. urtean.
Ezkerrean, Danimarkako Harald erregearen bataioa, 960. urtean.

Danimarka, 958. Gorm Zaharra erregea hil zen, eta haren seme Harald Gormsonn izendatu zuten oinordeko. Aita hil eta koroa semeak hartzen zuen lehen aldia zen Eskandinavian, erresuma bikingoetan, boterea eskuratzeko, klanetako buruzagi boteretsuenak elkarren aurka borrokatzeko ohitura baitzegoen.

Haralden boterea haziz eta hedatuz joan zen, eta 970. urtean Norvegiako errege bihurtu zen. Haren botere eta ondasun grina ez zen Eskandinaviara  mugatu, eta gure lurretara ere hurbildu zen; 978an Kantauri itsasoko kostaldera iritsi zen, Iberiar penintsularen iparraldean hainbat sarraldi egiteko asmoz.

Gainera, eskandinaviarrak kristautasunera konbertitzeko giltza izan zen Gormen semea. 960. urtean, germaniarrek bidalitako apaiz baten bisita jaso zuen Haraldek. Bikingoen bederatzi jainkoak existitzen ez zirela eta zeruan jainko bakarra, jainko kristaua, zegoela esan zion apaizak. Erregeak, orduan, froga garbi bat eskatu omen zion germaniar apaizari: burdin goria jarriko zion eskuetan eta bere jainko bakarrak babesten bazuen, apaizak esandakoa sinetsiko zuen. Kondairak dioenez, burdin goriak ez zuen apaiza erre. Orduan, erregeak bataiatzea eta erresuma guztia kristau bihurtzea erabaki zuen. Haren mendeko gehienek ez zieten berehalakoan beren sinesmen zaharrei uko egin, baina kristautasunaren hazia ereinda zegoen.

Haraldek ez zuen eskandinaviarren ohiko itxura. Azal eta ile beltzaranekoa zen, eta, horregatik, herritarrek Blåtand esaten zioten (blå hitzak beltzaran esan nahi du, eta tand-ek, aldiz, gizon handia). Ingelesez, ordea, Bluetooth (hortz urdin) goitizena jarri zioten. Batzuek diote Blåtand hitzarekin duen antzekotasun fonetiko hutsagatik itzuli zutela izena. Baina beste teoria batek dio Haraldek eritroblastosi fetala izan  zuelako eta eritasun horrek hortz-haginak urdintzen dituelako jarri ziotela ezizena.

Harald 986. urte inguruan hil zen,  Ingalaterra konkistatu zuen bere seme Svendek hala aginduta, ustez. Itxuraz, aitak abiatutako oinordekotza sistema gustuko zuen Svendek, baina ez zuen heriotza naturalaren zain egoteko pazientziarik.

Handik hamaika mendera, Ericsson enpresak telefonia teknologia berria garatu zuen eta Bluetooth izena jarri zion eskandinaviar erregearen omenez.


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