Children
with unknown - perhaps more than one wife or mistress |
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Gorm "den
Gamle/the Old" Hardeknudsson aka Hardeknodsson
* King of Denmark c900-940 |
b. abt 835 Denmark@ |
d. 936-958 Groshoj, Jellinge, Vejle,
Denmark |
1m. Elgiva Saxon 2m. Thyra (Danebod) Edwardsdaughter in 897 Jellinge, Denmark |
In the first place, Tyra was a Christian. It is far more likely that a Christian princess would have come from England, where the royal family were Christians, than from Jutland, which was still thoroughly pagan despite the early missionary efforts of Ansgar.
"Danebod" was a name given her for her initiative in building fortifications around the boundaries of her region.
The Chronicon Roskildense records that "[Swen] huius filii Gorm et Hartha Knut" invaded Denmark, killed "rege Danorum Haldano cum filiis eius" and divided the kingdom between them.Source:
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