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Gorm the Old
Gorm the Old was king of Denmark from about 936 until his death around 958, and is regarded as the founder of the continuous Danish royal line. He ruled from Jelling in central Jutland, where he raised a runestone in memory of his wife Thyra. His son Harald Bluetooth succeeded him, enlarged the royal monuments at Jelling and made Denmark Christian.
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