Thyra

E296653

Thyra was a 10th-century Danish queen, traditionally regarded as the wife of King Gorm the Old and the mother of King Harald Bluetooth, and is remembered in medieval sources as a wise and influential figure in the early Danish kingdom.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Thyra canonical 5

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (29)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 10th-century Danish person
historical figure
queen consort
associatedWith Jelling dynasty
early Danish monarchy
burialPlace Jelling (traditional attribution)
child Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
childOccupation King of Denmark
country Denmark
culture Viking Age Scandinavia
linked to: Viking Age
describedAs influential
wise
ethnicGroup Danes
historicalStatus semi-legendary
knownFor being mother of Harald Bluetooth
being wife of Gorm the Old
languageOfName Old Norse
linked to: Old Norse language
mentionedIn medieval Danish sources
notableFor role in early Danish kingdom
positionHeld Queen of Denmark
realm Kingdom of Denmark
linked to: Denmark
region Scandinavia
relative Gorm the Old
Harald Bluetooth
linked to: Harold Bluetooth
sexOrGender female
sourceType sagas and chronicles
spouse Gorm the Old
spouseOccupation King of Denmark
timePeriod 10th century

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

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