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Thyra (Old Norse: Þyri or Þyre) was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, and one of the first queens of Denmark widely believed by scholars to be historical rather than legendary. She is presented in medieval sources as a wise and powerful woman who ordered the building or fortification of the Danevirke , consistent with her ...
Thyra Ragnarsdottir was a main character in both The Saxon Stories novel series and The Last Kingdom television series. Thyra was the daughter of Earl Ragnar and the wife of Beocca. She spent a few years as the captive of Sven and his father Kjartan, which was done as revenge on her family from...
Oct 18, 2023 · October 18, 2023. One of the Jelling runestones that mention Queen Thyra Roberto Fortuna / National Museum of Denmark. History generally remembers the Viking queen Thyra as the wife and mother...
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Oct 11, 2023 · The Viking Age was filled with powerful kings, but research suggests that Viking women also held significant power as rulers—particularly a woman named Thyra. Four recently analyzed runestones ...
- Becky Little
Oct 11, 2023 · Queen Thyra, the mother of King Harald Bluetooth, was commemorated on four runestones in different parts of Denmark – suggesting she was a powerful figure. By Michael Marshall. 11 October 2023.
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Oct 13, 2023 · Nature - Analysis of carved inscriptions more than 1,000 years old suggests the prominence of the Viking queen Thyra.
Thyra was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, and one of the first queens of Denmark widely believed by scholars to be historical rather than legendary. She is presented in medieval sources as a wise and powerful woman who ordered the building or fortification of the Danevirke, consistent with her commemoration on multiple Viking Age ...
