Thyra

Viking Age Danish queen
Person human Q242395
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Thyra

Summary

Thyra is a human[1]. She was born in Duchy of Schleswig[2]. She was born on 914[3]. She passed away in Jelling[4]. She died on 958[5]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[6]

Key Facts

  • Thyra was born in Duchy of Schleswig[2].
  • Thyra died in Jelling[4].
  • Thyra was born on 914[3].
  • Thyra died on 958[5].
  • Thyra was married to Gorm the Old[7].
  • A child of Thyra was Harald Bluetooth[8].
  • A child of Thyra was Canute Danaást[9].
  • A child of Thyra was Gunnhild, Mother of Kings[10].
  • Thyra held citizenship in Kingdom of Denmark[11].
  • Thyra is recorded as female[12].
  • Thyra's instance of is recorded as human[13].
  • Thyra's family is recorded as House of Knýtlinga[14].
  • Thyra's noble title is recorded as queen[15].
  • Thyra's Commons category is recorded as Thyra Danebod[16].
  • Thyra's given name is recorded as Tyra[17].
  • Thyra's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[18].
  • Thyra's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'da', 'text': 'Thyra'}[19].
  • Thyra's different from is recorded as Q140790520[20].

Body

Origins and Family

Thyra's place of birth was Duchy of Schleswig[2]. She was born on 914[3].

Personal Life

Thyra was married to Gorm the Old[7]. Children include Harald Bluetooth[8], a monarch[21], 0911–0985[22], of Kingdom of Denmark[23]; Canute Danaást[9], of Kingdom of Denmark[24]; and Gunnhild, Mother of Kings[10], a consort[25], 0910–0980[26], of Norway[27].

Death and Burial

Thyra died on 958[5]. She passed away in Jelling[4].

Works and Contributions

Things named for Thyra include 115 she[28], an asteroid[29].

Why It Matters

Thyra ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (67 views/month, #7,193 of 1,000,298).[6] She has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[30] She is known by 26 alternative names across languages and contexts.[31]

Entities named for her include 115 she[28], an asteroid[29].

FAQs

Where was Thyra born?

Thyra was born in Duchy of Schleswig[2].

Where did Thyra die?

Thyra passed away in Jelling[4].

Who was Thyra married to?

Thyra's spouses include Gorm the Old[7].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . Cassell's Dictionary of Norse Myth & Legend (2002 edition). wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [3] ↑ . unknown. wikidata.org.
  14. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [6] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [30] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [31] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-09-29 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → Jelling
    Wikipedia languages → ['ca', 'commons', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'eu', 'fr', 'id', 'i
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/56916|batch #56916]]: Import places of birth, death from dewiki"
  2. 6w ago · ~2026-40334-08 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Date of birth → +0914-00-00T00:00:00Z
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1 */ [[Property:P569]]: 914"
  3. 7w ago · PieterJanR · 2026-08-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Different from → Q140790520
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P1889]]: [[Q140790520]]"
  4. 20w ago · Valtaisa varpunen · 2026-05-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Sex or gender → female
    Citizenship → —
    Aliases → —
    Country of citizenship → Kingdom of Denmark
    + 9 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P26]]: [[Q314490]]"
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