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20 matches to Harald Blue Tooth
Harald Blue Tooth. c910-985. First Christian Danish king c940-. Unified Denmark, conquered Norway.
Harald I. c850-933. First Norwegian king 860-930. Colonized Iceland c874.
Harald III. Norwegian king 1047-66. Killed invading England.
Norway. 872 United by Harald Fairhair. 1130- Civil wars. 1397 Danish. 1814 Swedish. 1905 Independent. 1940-45 Germans occupy.
Blaue Reiter (Blue Rider). 1911-14. Organization of Abstract Expressionist artists. Kandinsky. Klee.
Blue Laws. US laws that control Sunday activities. 1781 originals on blue paper.
Blue Stockings. 1750s French literary salon held by educated women.
Bluebeard. 6C- legend of murderous husband.
Blues and Greens. 5-9C. Byzantine political factions. Nika Revolt.
Bunyan, Paul. Legendary US giant lumberjack with blue ox Babe.
Domino, Fats. 1928-. US rhythm and blues composer, performer. Sold 23M records 1949-60.
Gainsborough, Thomas. 1727-88. English portrait and landscape painter. Boy Blue 1770. Watering Place.
Gershwin, George. 1898-1937. US popular composer. Rhapsody in Blue 1924. Porgy and Bess 1935.
Mondrian, Piet. 1872-1944. Dutch neoplastic abstract De Stijl movement painter. Composition with Yellow and Blue 1929. New York City 1943.
Retz, Gilles de. 1404-40. French Marshal. Joan of Arc companion. Tortured, killed 140 children. Model for Bluebeard.
Rothko, Mark. 1903-70. Russian/US Abstract Expressionist painter. Large canvases of solid color. Light Earth and Blue 1954.
Sabbatarians. Christians for strict observance of sabbath by all. Blue Laws.
Strauss, Johann. 1825-99. Austrian composer of 150 waltzes. Blue Danube 1867. Operettas. Die Fledermaus 1874. “Waltz King”.
Tyndall, John. 1820-93. Irish physicist. Tyndall Effect - why the sky is blue.
Waters, Muddy. 1915-83. US Rhythm and Blues singer. Inspired Rolling Stones.