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Gorm the Old
King of Denmark
- Child of Harthacnut I of Denmark
- Married to Thyra
- Dated 890 CE – 964 CE
Overview
King of DenmarkWikidata record description. Read Gorm the Old in the Wikipedia reader.
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Roles and affiliation
Holding an office is not parentage and not discipleship.
Belonged to
Offices held 1
- 934 CE – 964 CE Monarch of Denmark Succeeded Harthacnut I of Denmark · Succeeded by Harald Bluetooth
Family tree
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The family as a list · 8
Family 8
- child of (child) Harthacnut I of Denmark semi-legendary king of Denmark
- of the house House of Knýtlinga ruling royal house in Middle Age Scandinavia and England
- parent of (child) Canute Danaást 900 - uncertain 947
- parent of (father) Gunnhild wife of Eric Bloodaxe
- parent of (father) Harald Bluetooth King of Denmark and Norway
- parent of (child) Strut-Harald semi-legendary 10nth century jarl or petty king in southern Sweden
- parent of (child) Toke Gormsson King of Scania 971-986
- married to Thyra Viking Age Danish queen
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