General Notes

Gorm, the Old, so called from the length of his reign. He married the beautiful Thyra Dannebod (Ornament of Denmark), daughter of Harold Klak.They had twin sons, Knud and Harold, rivals in glory. Knud was thefavorite of his father, and had been absent sometime, and the Kingfearing his death had vowed to kill the one that brought the news of hisdeath. Finally the notice of his death was given and the Queen, notrisking to tell it to the King, made all the courtiers observe an unusualsilence at the table and had the apartment covered with black. Guessingthe reason, Gorm cried out: "Surely Knud, my dear son, is dead as all Denmark is mourning." "Thou sayest so, not I." answered the Queen; upon which the King sickened with grief and died in a good old age, in 941.

Gorm, the Old, so called from the length of his reign. He married thebeautiful Thyra Dannebod (Ornament of Denmark), daughter of Harold Klak.They had twin sons, Knud and Harold, rivals in glory. Knud was thefavorite of his father, and had been absent sometime, and the Kingfearing his death had vowed to kill the one that brought the news of hisdeath. Finally the notice of his death was given and the Queen, notrisking to tell it to the King, made all the courtiers observe an unusualsilence at the table and had the apartment covered with black. Guessingthe reason, Gorm cried out: "Surely Knud, my dear son, is dead as allDenmark is mourning." "Thou sayest so, not I." answered the Queen; uponwhich the King sickened with grief and died in a good old age, in 941.