Thyra Danebod

E1004808

Thyra Danebod was a legendary Danish queen, celebrated in medieval sources as a wise and patriotic consort of King Gorm the Old and often credited with strengthening Denmark’s defenses.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Thyra Danebod canonical 2
Thyre Danebod 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (40)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Danish queen ⓘ
legendary queen ⓘ
mythological figure ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Thyra of Denmark ⓘ
Thyre Danebod ⓘ
linked to: Thyra Danebod
associatedWith Danevirke fortifications ⓘ
associatedWithDynasty Jelling dynasty ⓘ
associatedWithEvent defense of the Danish southern border ⓘ
burialPlace Jelling ⓘ
child Canute Danaast ⓘ
linked to: Canute Danaást

Harald Bluetooth ⓘ
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
commemoratedIn Danish folklore ⓘ
Danish historical tradition ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship Denmark ⓘ
creditedWith expansion of the Danevirke ⓘ
culture Norse ⓘ
describedBySource Jelling runestones ⓘ
linked to: Jelling stones

Saxo Grammaticus ⓘ
medieval Danish chronicles ⓘ
family House of Jelling ⓘ
linked to: Jelling
gender female ⓘ
governedTerritory Denmark (as queen consort) ⓘ
historicity partly legendary ⓘ
languageOfName Old Norse ⓘ
legacy symbol of Danish national defense ⓘ
symbol of Danish unity ⓘ
maritalStatus married ⓘ
memorial Jelling stones ⓘ
notableFor patriotism ⓘ
strengthening Denmark’s defenses ⓘ
wisdom ⓘ
portrayedAs wise counselor to the king ⓘ
positionHeld Queen consort of Denmark ⓘ
realm Kingdom of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Denmark
religion Norse paganism ⓘ
roleInLegend protector of Denmark ⓘ
spouse Gorm the Old ⓘ
Gorm the Old, King of Denmark ⓘ
linked to: Gorm the Old
spouseTitle King of Denmark ⓘ
timePeriod Viking Age ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gorm the Old → spouse → Thyra Danebod ⓘ
Gorm the Old → relative → Thyra Danebod ⓘ
Thyra Danebod → alsoKnownAs → Thyre Danebod ⓘ
linked to: Thyra Danebod