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Thyra

Viking Age Danish queen

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Also known as Thyra Danebod · Þyri · Þyre

Born: 914
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Died: 958
Birthplace: Duchy of Schleswig
Place of death: Jelling
Citizenship: Kingdom of Denmark
Spouse: Gorm the Old
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1.Stated in Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition)
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Thyra or Thyri 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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Sex or gender: female
Child: Harald Bluetooth
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1.Stated in Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition)
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Canute Danaást
Gunnhild
Family: House of Knýtlinga
Given name: Tyra
Name in native language: Thyra
Noble title: queen
Different from: Thyra

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