Thyra Dannebod
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Thyra or Thyri (Old Norse: Þyri or Þyre) was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, and one of the first queens of Denmark 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.
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Key facts
- Royalty.image
- Jellingsten lille 1.jpg
- Royalty.caption
- The Jelling 1 stone, commissioned by Thyra's husband Gorm the Old to commemorate her.
- Royalty.succession
- Queen consort of Denmark
- Royalty.spouse
- Gorm the Old
- Royalty.house
- House of Gorm
- Royalty.father
- Unclear. See
- Royalty.death_date
- Likely before 963 CE. See
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Tyra
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Danish Realm
- Place of birth
- Duchy of Schleswig
- Spouse
- Gorm the Old
- Family
- House of Knýtlinga
- Noble title
- queen
- Image
- Thyra Dannebod - Gorm the Old.jpg
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- Thyra Danebod
- date of birth
- 0900-00-00
- name in native language
- Thyra
- described by source
- Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary
- date of death
- 0958-00-00
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