Thyra

Thyra, also known as Thorvi or Thyre, was the wife of King Gorm the Old of Denmark, the first historically recognized King of Denmark, who reigned from c.  936 to his death c.  958.

Historical facts and uncertainties

She is believed to have led an army against the Germans. Gorm and Thyra were the parents of King Harald Bluetooth.

While Gorm the Old had disparaging nicknames, his wife Thyra was referred to as a woman of great prudence. Saxo wrote that Thyra was mainly responsible for building the Dannevirke on the southern border, but archeology has proven it to be much older, and Thyra's role was to extend it.

Thyra died before Gorm, who raised a memorial stone to Thyra at Jelling, which refers to her as tanmarka but, the 'Pride' or 'Ornament' of Denmark. Gorm and Thyra were buried under one of the two great mounds at Jelling, and later moved to the first Christian church there. This was confirmed when a tomb containing their remains was excavated in 1978 under the east end of the present church.

Thyra (river)

The Thyra is a 20-kilometre (12 mi) long river in the district of Mansfeld-Südharz in the Harz Mountains of central Germany.

Course

The Thyra begins its course in the old quarter of Stolberg in the Harz Mountains at the confluence of three mountain streams - the Große Wilde, Kleine Wilde and Lude - and then flows through Stolberg, where several streams join it, before heading south through a steep valley to Rottleberode. Here the Thyra valley becomes very wide, but near Uftrungen it narrows again. South of Uftrungen the Thyra leaves the Harz and enters the Goldene Aue, crossing the Bösenrode and Berga, before this little river enters the Helme.

Influence

Several things are named after the Thyra, for example the Thyra thermal baths (Thyratherme) in Stolberg or the railway line known as the Thyraliesel.

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Prinsesse Thyra Island

Prinsesse Thyra Island is an uninhabited island of Greenland with an area of 295 square kilometres (114 sq mi). It was part of Avannaa, originally Nordgrønland ("North Greenland"), a former county of Greenland until 31 December 2008, and is located north-northeast of Greenland in the Wandel Sea, within Northeast Greenland National Park. The island has an area of 294.8 km ² and has a shoreline of 85.7 kilometres.

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