Is there evidence that Harald Bluetooth died from an arrow to the rear?
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I can't find any evidence of Harald being shot in the back (other than figuratively). In fact, the only roughly contemporary account of his death that I can find in some casual searching is from the Chronicon Roskildense probably written in the 12th century. Note that the Chronicon was likely the earliest "history" as opposed to "saga", although being written over 200 years afterward the lines between the two are pretty blurry.
The account of Harald's death is simply this:
Quibus fidens/ dum Haraldus per siluam licencius vagaretur, Tokko, eum videns, in vlcionem iniuriarum sibi factarum cum sagitta eum letaliter vulnerauit. Qui rediens in Slauiam mortuus est, atque Roskildiam delatus in ecclesia, quam ibi edificauerat, gloriose est sepultus
My Latin is attrocious, but very roughly (if anyone can give a better translation, please don't hesitate) it translates to this:
While Harald wandered through the woods freely, Tokko saw him, and in vengeance for the injustice that had been done him, fatally wounded him with an arrow. He returned to Slauiam and died, and was carried in the church in Roskilde which he had built, and was buried with honor.
For the adventurous, the full text is available in Latin here.
Aside from that and the sources you've already located, I'm doubtful that you'll get any closer to anything conclusive unless somebody locates and exhumes the body.
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