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Gorm the Old was a male monarch of Denmark belonging to the House of Knýtlinga. Born in 890, he held the position of monarch within the Danish Realm and practiced Old Norse religion. He was the son of Harthacnut I of Denmark and the spouse of Thyra. His children included Harald Bluetooth, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings, Toke Gormsson, and Strut-Harald. Gorm spoke Danish and was buried in Denmark.
His date of death is recorded as either 958 or 964, with a specific date of December 1, 958, also listed. He is described in the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary. The subject is referenced by 163 other encyclopedia articles.
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- Listeners
- 195
- Total plays
- 531
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Key facts
- Reign
- c. 936 – 958/963/964
- Predecessor
- Harthacnut I (Canute I) ( semi-legendary ), or Gnupa
- Successor
- Harald I
- Born
- before 900
- Died
- 958/963/964
- Spouse
- Thyra
- Issue detail
- Harald Bluetooth Knud Danaást [ da ] Gunnhild, Mother of Kings Strut-Harald Toke Gormsson
- House
- House of Gorm
- Father
- Harthacnut I of Denmark ( semi-legendary )
- Mother
- unknown
- Religion
- Norse paganism
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Encyclopedic overview
Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle; Old Norse: Gormr gamli; Latin: Gormus Senex), also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958 or a few years later. 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 or possibly 963 or 964.
Origin of name
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Gorm the Old” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.