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Gunnhild, Mother of Kings

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Gunnhildr konungamóðir (mother of kings) or Gunnhildr Gormsdóttir, whose name is often Anglicised as Gunnhild (c. 910 – c. 980), is a quasi-historical figure who appears in the Icelandic Sagas, according to which she was the wife of Eric Bloodaxe (King of Norway 930–934, King of Orkney c. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gunnhild, Mother of Kings has received more than 421,130 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Gunnhild, Mother of Kings is the 559th most popular companion (down from 525th in 2019), the 234th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 214th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Danish Companion.

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  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 61.41

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.24

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.49

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 559 out of 784. Before her are Agnes of Brandenburg, Engelberga, Margaret of Prades, Anna of Cilli, Princess Viktoria of Prussia, and Adi ibn Hatim. After her are Elizabeth de Burgh, Mary, Crown Princess of Denmark, Rotrude of Hesbaye, Bertha of Swabia, Joanna of Aragon, Queen of Naples, and Naqi'a.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 910, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 12. Before her are Hasdai ibn Shaprut, William III, Duke of Aquitaine, Nilus the Younger, Fernán González of Castile, Theobald I, Count of Blois, and Helena Lekapene. After her are Andregoto Galíndez, Alan II, Duke of Brittany, Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona, Herbert III of Omois, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir. Among people deceased in 980, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 4. Before her are Yaropolk I of Kiev, Widukind of Corvey, and Movses Kaghankatvatsi. After her are Thorvald Asvaldsson, Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi, and Herbert III of Omois.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 234 out of 1,032. Before her are Svein Knutsson (1016), Wilhelm Marstrand (1810), Peder Mørk Mønsted (1859), Anker Jørgensen (1922), Inger Christensen (1935), and Jeppe Aakjær (1866). After her are Sidse Babett Knudsen (1968), Ludvig Lorenz (1829), Niels Holst-Sørensen (1922), Erik Scavenius (1877), Princess Wilhelmine Ernestine of Denmark (1650), and Otto Friedrich Müller (1730).

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Among COMPANIONS In Denmark

Among companions born in Denmark, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 7. Before her are Queen Anne-Marie of Greece (1946), Maria Feodorovna (1847), Anne of Denmark (1574), Sophia Magdalena of Denmark (1746), Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), and Anne Sophie Reventlow (1693). After her are Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Hedwig of Denmark (1581), Richeza of Denmark (1174), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), and Estrid Svendsdatter (990).

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