# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gorm-the-old
# Generated: 2026-08-31T20:27:08.009Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/gorm-the-old"
name: "Gorm the Old"
slug: "gorm-the-old"
description: "A Danish king who ruled from a hamlet called Jelling in the tenth century and carved his wife's name in stone — the oldest surviving monument that marks the spot where Denmark's royal line begins."
tagline: "King of Denmark"
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birthDate: "877"
deathDate: "0958-12-01"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Gorm was born before 900 and took power around 936, ruling Denmark from Jelling for roughly two decades. He commissioned the oldest of the Jelling stones to honour his wife Thyra — a granite marker that would anchor a kingdom's memory. He died around 958, though some sources push the date to 963 or 964. The stone remains; the man behind it earned two nicknames, one calling him Old, the other Languid.