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Toke Gormsson

King of Scania 971-986

  • Fame42.3
  • Momentum4.7
  • Wikipedia304
Lived 940–986, aged 46
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  • Era
    940–986
    Aged 46
Summary
Updated 2026-08-19

Toke Gormsson was a Danish warlord or petty king, known from several runestones. Toke is mentioned on two runestones that note a battle at Uppsala, interpreted as the Battle of Fýrisvellir, as well as two more that mention people part of Tokis hird. These stones also mention that he was the son of Gorm, which could be the Danish king Gorm the Old, and an Asbjørn who had a father named Toki. There is also a runestone at Aars, which once marked the cairn of "Valtóki".

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42.3
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Momentum4.7
Historical5.7
Now attention23.0
Source confidence35.0
Completeness25.0
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