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Gorm the Old

900 - 958

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Gorm the Old (Danish: Gorm den Gamle; Old Norse: Gormr gamli; Latin: Gormus Senex), also called Gorm the Languid (Danish: Gorm Løge, Gorm den Dvaske), was ruler of Denmark, reigning from c. 936 to his death c. 958 or a few years later. He ruled from Jelling, and made the oldest of the Jelling stones in honour of his wife Thyra. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gorm the Old has received more than 959,437 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Gorm the Old is the 495th most popular politician (up from 600th in 2019), the 14th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 18th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Danish Politician.

The old is most famous for the story of the three pigs.

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  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 77.39

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 41

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 13.37

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.72

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gorm the Old ranks 495 out of 19,576. Before him are Nicolas Sarkozy, Syngman Rhee, Norodom Sihanouk, Christian IX of Denmark, Edward II of England, and Merneptah. After him are Heraklonas, Charles IV of France, Charles I of England, Nurhaci, Galerius, and Alfred Rosenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Gorm the Old ranks 2. Before him is Ivar the Boneless. After him are Oleg of Novgorod, Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Lando, Pope Agapetus II, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Stephen VIII, and Robert the Strong. Among people deceased in 958, Gorm the Old ranks 1. After him are Thyra, and Toda of Pamplona.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gorm the Old ranks 14 out of 1,032. Before him are Cnut the Great (995), Asta Nielsen (1881), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), Björn Ironside (800), Karen Blixen (1885), and Vitus Bering (1681). After him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Ole Rømer (1644), Karl Adolph Gjellerup (1857), and Christian IV of Denmark (1577).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Gorm the Old ranks 6. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway (1872), Ivar the Boneless (900), Cnut the Great (995), Frederick IX of Denmark (1899), and Björn Ironside (800). After him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), George I of Greece (1845), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), and Christian X of Denmark (1870).

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