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.

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Label Occurrences
Thyra canonical 8

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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 ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

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

Harold Bluetooth → mother → Thyra ⓘ
Gorm the Old → spouse → Thyra ⓘ
Thyra of Denmark → givenName → Thyra ⓘ
subject linked to: Crown Princess of Hanover