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Gunnhild, Mother of Kings

910 - 980

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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. 937–954, and King of Jórvík 948–49 and 952–954). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Gunnhild, Mother of Kings is the 673rd most popular companion (down from 559th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 234th in 2019) and the 14th most popular Danish Companion.

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Among COMPANIONS

Among companions, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 673 out of 784. Before her are Eleanor of Castile, Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece, Adelaide of Meissen, Sunanda Kumariratana, Ellen Axson Wilson, and Euphemia of Pomerania. After her are Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Joan of England, Queen of Scotland, Euphemia of Kiev, Archduchess Charlotte of Austria, Tranquillina, and Princess Maria Carolina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 910, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 14. Before her are Fernán González of Castile, Helena Lekapene, Nilus the Younger, Theobald I, Count of Blois, Andregoto Galíndez, and Alan II, Duke of Brittany. After her are Urraca Sánchez of Pamplona, Herbert III of Omois, and Eyvindr skáldaspillir. Among people deceased in 980, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 3. Before her are Widukind of Corvey, and Yaropolk I of Kiev. After her are Movses Kaghankatvatsi, Thorvald Asvaldsson, Herbert III of Omois, and Abu'l-Hasan al-Uqlidisi.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 306 out of 1,032. Before her are Olafur Eliasson (1967), Erik Axelsson Tott (1419), H. C. Hansen (1906), Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen (1946), Ingeborg of Denmark, Queen of Norway (1244), and Johannes Ewald (1743). After her are Henning Carlsen (1927), Cecil Bødker (1927), Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860), Ditlev Gothard Monrad (1811), Viggo Johansen (1851), and Carl Christian Hall (1812).

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Among COMPANIONS In Denmark

Among companions born in Denmark, Gunnhild, Mother of Kings ranks 14. Before her are Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), Princess Louise of Denmark (1875), Princess Dagmar of Denmark (1890), Estrid Svendsdatter (990), Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880), and Hedwig of Denmark (1581). After her are Princess Karoline Mathilde of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1860), Martha of Denmark (1277), Christina of Denmark, Queen of Sweden (1120), Prince Gustav of Denmark (1887), Princess Charlotte Amalie of Denmark (1706), and Princess Sophia Hedwig of Denmark (1677).

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