Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
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Gunnhildr konungamóðir or Gunnhildr Gormsdóttir, whose name is often Anglicised as Gunnhild, is a quasi-historical figure who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eri
Olav Tryggvasons saga Gunnhild C. Krohg
Haraldskær Woman in a glass covered coffin, Vejle, Denmark
Gunnhild as imagined by Christian Krohg
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
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
…his own heroic ancestors" by ascribing magical abilities to the queen. According to the 12th century Historia Norwegiæ, Gunnhild was the daughter of Gorm the Old, king of Denmark and Thyra, and Erik and Gunnhild met at a feast given by Gorm. Modern scholars have largely accepted this version as accurate. In their…
Runic stone for Thyra, front side