"Do we know if he had a blue tooth?" The viking namesake behind wireless tech Bluetooth

Published: May 8, 2024, 3:36 p.m.

It may be surprising to some that the namesake and symbol of wireless technology Bluetooth was inspired by a real viking.

But how did the Nordic warrior become the name of a huge technological development? And did he have a blue tooth?

Professor Poul Holm of Environmental History at Trinity College Dublin joined Se\xe1n to share the life of Blue Tooth the Viking.