Gorm the Old
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Gorm the Old, also called Gorm the Languid, was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958 or a few years later. He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling stones in hon
Runic stone for Thyra, front side
Thyra
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Thyra or Thyri was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, and one of the first queens of Denmark believed by scholars to be historical rather than legendary. She is presented in medieval sources as
Gorm the Old
…reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958 or a few years later. He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling stones in honour of his wife Thyra. Gorm was born before 900 and died perhaps around 958 or possibly 963 or 964. Gorm's name is agreed to be a contraction of a traditional Germanic…
The Jelling 1 stone, commissioned by Thyra's husband Gorm the Old to commemorate her.
The Læborg stone, likely commemorating Queen Thyra, and depicting two Thor's hammers
The Jelling 2 stone, commissioned by Harald Bluetooth in honour of his parents, Thyra and Gorm the Old.
Thyras Høj, a barrow at Jelling, traditionally identified as the grave of Queen Thyra.