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Gorm the Old
ThyraSaxo Grammaticus wrote the Gesta Danorum in the 12th century. He described Thyra as the daughter of King Aethelred the Unready of England.
Harald BluetoothHarald Gormsson died around the year 985 or 986. His name appears in runic script on the Jelling stone as haraltr kunukr.
Gorm the OldGorm the Old emerged from a semi-legendary lineage in the early 10th century. His father Harthacnut arrived from Northmannia to seize power over Western…
Jelling stonesKing Gorm the Old raised a massive carved runestone in memory of his wife Thyra. This older stone stands at the town of Jelling in Denmark from the 10th…