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She Was A Powerful Viking Queen During The Tenth Century, And Researchers Learned More About Her Through Rune Stones
Interestingly, no other known man or woman is mentioned as often in rune stone inscriptions as Queen Thrya, not even her ...
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Name found on Viking runestones reveals mysterious queen who shaped a nation
More than 1,000 years ago, carvers in what is now Denmark set their chisels to rock to etch runestones — monuments to Viking ... figure: Queen Thyra, mother of then-reigning King Harald Bluetooth.
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Viking queen — not king — may have been ‘the key figure’ in Danish society, study says
An analysis of Viking rune stones in Denmark revealed the power of a Viking queen, according to a new ... She was also the mother of King Harald Bluetooth, who unified Denmark and converted ...
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Mysterious Viking queen may have helped unify Denmark in the 900s
A mysterious queen named Thyra ... Denmark’s Viking Age lasted from around AD 800 to 1050. A key figure was Harald “Bluetooth”, who was king from about AD 958 until his death in 987.
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Jelling Stone analysis reveals runestone carver's name and identifies a powerful Viking queen
New research suggests the stone, erected around A.D. 965, also shows the immense power of a Viking queen. The Jelling Stone was commissioned by Danish king Harald Gormsson, better-known today by ...
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Runes on Viking stones speak to an ancient queen’s power
A queen named Thyra ... s famous son, Danish king Harald Bluetooth, is mentioned on that many stones. The findings suggest that women had more influence in Viking-age Denmark than was previously ...