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Gorm the Old
Gorm learns of the death of his son Canute, painting by August Carl Vilhelm Thomsen
King of Denmark
Reignc. 936 – 958/963/964
PredecessorHarthacnut (Canute I) (semi-legendary)
or Gnupa
SuccessorHarald I
Bornbefore 900
Died958/963/964
SpouseThyra
Issue
Detail
  • Harald Bluetooth
  • Knut Danaást
  • Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
  • Strut-Harald
  • Toke Gormsson
HouseHouse of Gorm
FatherHarthacnut I of Denmark (semi-legendary)
MotherUnknown
ReligionNorse 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]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Zoega 1797 p. 338 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Torfaeus 1711 p. 557 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Kongehuset was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ a b Lund, N. (2020), p. 147
  5. ^ a b Pilemedia: "Om slaget vid Fyrisvallarna" (in Swedish), 25 October 2020

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