The Jelling 1 stone, commissioned by Thyra's husband Gorm the Old to commemorate her.
Queen consort of Denmark
Died
Likely before 963 CE. See § Death and burial
Spouse
Gorm the Old
Issue
Harald Bluetooth
Canute
Gunnhild, Mother of Kings
House
House of Gorm
Father
Possibly Æthelred I of Wessex or Klak Harald
Thyra (Old Norse: Þyri or Þyre) was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, and one of the first queens of Denmark widely believed by scholars to be historical rather than legendary. She is presented in medieval sources as a wise and powerful woman who ordered the building or fortification of the Danevirke, consistent with her commemoration on multiple Viking Age runestones. These include those at Jelling which was the seat of power for her dynasty. When she was born and became queen is unclear, however, she likely ruled until her death in the middle of the 10th century CE.
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