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.

Feb 27, 2023 · King Gorm the Old of Denmark was a 10th century king, perhaps most famous today as the creator of the first of the two Jelling runestones, monolithic carved rocks, which served as a monument to his beloved wife Thyra.

Gorm The Old Denmark's First King In ancient times Denmark was not a kingdom, but a multitude of small provinces ruled over by warlike chiefs who called themselves kings. It was not until the ninth century that these little king-ships were combined into one kingdom, this being done ...

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.

Gorm is mentioned on several rune stones, the most famous ones are the Jelling stones. He was a king in Denmark and is perhaps most known as the father of Harald Bluetooth. He is considered the founder of the Jelling Dynasty. It is believed he ruled in Jelling from 936 to his death abt 958.

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.

Mar 7, 2025 · Runestones state that Gorm’s son Harald Bluetooth “conquered all of Denmark and Norway and made the Danes Christian”, therefore there is speculation that Gorm was only King of Jutland. Gorm married Thyra Dannebod whose existence is documented in Viking Age runestone inscriptions, but very little is known about her. Medieval historians and ...

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.

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.