Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle; Old Norse: Gormr gamli; Latin: Gormus Senex [1] [2]), also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958 [3] or a few years later.

Feb 7, 2023 · Who was Gorm the Old, Viking king of Denmark? The current Danish monarch, Queen Margrethe, sits on a throne believed to be established by Gorm the Old in the early 10th century CE. Compared to the other medieval rulers, Gorm appears to have fostered a tight-knit and loving family. Source: The Viking Herald.

Jun 8, 2023 · Gorm the Old - summary in English. Gorm is regarded as the first of the Danish kings' Jelling dynasty. The birthplace of Gorm the Old is unknown. He is mentioned in sagas as the son of Hardeknut (likely a chieftain named Knut, with the nickname "The hard one"), of whom the sources say very little.

Gorm the Old is very well documented as Danish king. He is mentioned on both the Jelling rune stones and by Adam of Bremen, Roskilde Chronicle, Jomsvikinge Saga, Olav Tryggvason's Saga, Saxo Grammaticus, Sven Aggesen, Hauksbok Fagrskinna and Knytlinge Saga.

Gorm the Old was a Danish king who ruled from his seat in Jelling from c.936 until his death c.958. He was the father of Harald Bluetooth, who is considered by most to have been the first king who ruled all of Denmark.

Denmark's peripatetic Viking ruler Gorm the Old (d. A.D. 959) is back at rest in the Jelling Church, where his remains were discovered in excavations in the late 1970s.

We often learn that the Danish royal line begins with Gorm the Old, but there were kings before him. Gorm is often said to be the first king due to the fact that he is the first named in contemporary Danish written sources: the two rune stones at Jelling.