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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. Gorm was born before 900 and died perhaps around 958 or possibly 963 or 964. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gorm the Old is the 709th most popular politician (down from 495th in 2019), the 22nd most popular biography from Denmark (down from 14th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Danish Politician.

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

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Gorm the Old ranks 709 out of 19,576. Before him are Charles the Fat, Charles the Simple, Menelik II, Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor, Giuseppe Mazzini, and Christian VI of Denmark. After him are Afonso I of Portugal, Prince Louis of Battenberg, Lucius Quinctius Cincinnatus, Theodore II Laskaris, Ptolemy II Philadelphus, and Abd al-Malik ibn Marwan.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 900, Gorm the Old ranks 2. Before him is Ivar the Boneless. After him are Photios I of Constantinople, Pope Leo VII, Pope Lando, Oleg of Novgorod, Pope Benedict VI, Pope Stephen VIII, Pope Agapetus II, Ahmad ibn Fadlan, Halfdan Ragnarsson, and Pope Leo VIII. 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 22 out of 1,032. Before him are Sigrid Undset (1882), Johannes V. Jensen (1873), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), Ole Rømer (1644), and Christian VI of Denmark (1699). After him are Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), Ubba (1000), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), and Frederik, Crown Prince of Denmark (1968).

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Among POLITICIANS In Denmark

Among politicians born in Denmark, Gorm the Old ranks 11. Before him are Margaret I of Denmark (1353), Christian X of Denmark (1870), Christian VIII of Denmark (1786), John, King of Denmark (1455), Ivar the Boneless (900), and Christian VI of Denmark (1699). After him are Christian II of Denmark (1481), George I of Greece (1845), Sweyn Forkbeard (960), Christian IV of Denmark (1577), Björn Ironside (800), and Fredrik Bajer (1837).

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