Related: Vikings in Norway were much more likely to die violent deaths than those in Denmark The Viking Age graves near Åsum date to the 900s, perhaps to when the Danish king Gorm "the Old" and ...

Queen Thyra is best known as the wife and mother of early rulers Gorm the Old, and Harald Bluetooth. But now researchers believe she was important in her own right, and had a pivotal role in ...

Frederik has said he won't wear the crown. Danish monarchy, one of the oldest, traces back to Gorm the Old in 958. Margrethe's lineage is from the House of Glucksburg.