Gorm the Old

Gorm the Old
Gorm the Old
	Gorm learns of the death of his son Canute, painting by August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen
King of Denmark
Reign	c. 936 – 958/963/964
Predecessor	Harthacnut (Canute I) (semi-legendary); or Gnupa
Successor	Harald I
Born	before 900
Died	958/963/964
Spouse	Thyra
Issue; Detail	Harald Bluetooth; Knut Danaást; Gunnhild, Mother of Kings; Strut-Harald; Toke Gormsson;
House	House of Gorm
Father	Harthacnut I of Denmark (semi-legendary)
Mother	Unknown
Religion	Norse paganism

Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle; Old Norse: Gormr gamli; Latin: Gormus Senex^[1]^[2]), also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958^[3] or a few years later.^[4]^[5] 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^[3] or possibly 963^[4] or 964.^[5]

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^ ^a ^b Pilemedia: "Om slaget vid Fyrisvallarna" (in Swedish), 25 October 2020

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[Jellingkongerne-4] Lund, N. (2020), p. 147

[Fyrisvallarna-5] Pilemedia: "Om slaget vid Fyrisvallarna" (in Swedish), 25 October 2020

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