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lands. However, the kingdom was not strictly hereditary since rulers were taken by assemblies of chiefs and peasants. Apart from the House of
Gudfred, another lineage strove for power. The members based their claim on kinship with a former King Harald who might have ruled in the 8th century. Since
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had a short and peaceful reign and passed away in 812. He is known to have had two brothers called HĂĄkon and
Angantyr, but we do not hear more about them. Another nephew of Gudfred, Sigfred, aspired to succeed him. He was, however, challenged by another claimant called
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was known to some High medieval Norse writers who elaborated on his data. Thus the unusual name Anulo was misinterpreted as Hring (Latin
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the Houses of
Gudfred and Harald often bore the same names (such as Gudfred and Hemming) they were probably related.
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throne in 812. His brief appearance inaugurated a period of throne struggles in
Denmark which lasted until 827.
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meaning "ring") while
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in 807. The two rival kings summoned their followers and met in a huge battle which, according to the
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were made kings of the Danish realm. The new rulers sought friendship with the
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in c. 1075 who believed that they were both nephews of
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