"Gorm of Denmark" redirects here. For 20th century prince, see Prince Gorm of Denmark.
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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^ abLund, N. (2020), p. 147
^ abPilemedia: "Om slaget vid Fyrisvallarna" (in Swedish), 25 October 2020
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