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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 871,842 page views. His biography is available in 39 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Gorm the Old is the 601st most popular politician (down from 544th in 2019), the 18th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 15th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Politician.

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

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  • 39

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gorm the Old ranks 601 out of 15,577. Before him are Henry II, Holy Roman Emperor, Camillo Benso, Count of Cavour, Philip the Good, Christian IX of Denmark, Yongzheng Emperor, and Frederick IX of Denmark. After him are Taejo of Goryeo, Ernst Kaltenbrunner, Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, Peleus, Honorius, and Heydar Aliyev.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Gorm the Old ranks 3. Before him are Ivar the Boneless and Oleg of Novgorod. After him are Photios I of Constantinople, Halfdan Ragnarsson, Pope Lando, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Agapetus II, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Leo VII, 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 18 out of 893. Before him are Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Sigrid Undset (1882), Karen Blixen (1885), Lili Elbe (1882), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), and Frederick IX of Denmark (1899). After him are George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Hjalmar Schacht (1877), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), and Henrik Pontoppidan (1857).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Gorm the Old ranks 7. Before him are Ivar the Boneless (900), Björn Ironside (800), Cnut the Great (995), Christian VII of Denmark (1749), Margaret I of Denmark (1353), and Frederick IX of Denmark (1899). After him are George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian II of Denmark (1481), Alexandra of Denmark (1844), Christian X of Denmark (1870), and Christian IV of Denmark (1577).

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