Thy is a traditional district in northwestern Jutland, Denmark. It is situated north of the Limfjord, facing the North Sea and Skagerrak, and has a population of around 44,000. The capital is Thisted.
Thy coast looking to the south at Nørre Vorupør at sunset, 2012
View over part of the Thy National park.
The leisure fishing boat Maagen on the beach of Nørre Vorupør.
The Teutons were an ancient northern European tribe mentioned by Roman authors. The Teutons are best known for their participation, together with the Cimbri and other groups, in the Cimbrian War with
Thy (district)
…Danish Census Book of King Valdemar II of 1231 mentions Thiuthæsysæl, i.e. the syssel of Thy. Thy is by some scholars thought to be the origin of the Teutons; Ptolemy placed the Teutons and the Cimbri at the northern end of Jutland on his ancient map. In the Stone Age, probably before it got its later name…
"The Women of the Teutones Defend the Wagon Fort" (1882) by Heinrich Leutemann