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Knut was killed on a [[Vikings|Viking]] trip to [[Ireland]]. Him and his brother [[Harald Bluetooth]] must've tried sieging [[Dublin]]. Knut was hit with an arrow by an Irish archer sometime one night. As his last wish, he allegedly asked his men to continue the games as if nothing had happened, so the Irish would not understand that their captain was dead, and thus get the impression that the sieges were weakened. The message of death reached Thyra in Jelling, but she dared first say nothing, for Gorm must have sworn, according to the legend, that he would kill the one who handed him the message of Knut's death. Instead of saying something, Thyra first hung black clothes for the windows and dressed in an old sack. When Gorm asked her if she reported him to Knut's death, she replied, "You tell me and not me." The loss of the son stripped Gorm of the last life spark, so Thyra, according to [[Saxo Grammaticus|Saxo]], "followed them both to the grave with the same tears". In Saxo's version, Thyra sat back as a widow; but it does not fit with the historical finds. Thyra must be dead before Gorm, because as a widower he raised little jelling stone in memory of her. |
Knut was killed on a [[Vikings|Viking]] trip to [[Ireland]]. Him and his brother [[Harald Bluetooth]] must've tried sieging [[Dublin]]. Knut was hit with an arrow by an Irish archer sometime one night. As his last wish, he allegedly asked his men to continue the games as if nothing had happened, so the Irish would not understand that their captain was dead, and thus get the impression that the sieges were weakened. The message of death reached Thyra in Jelling, but she dared first say nothing, for Gorm must have sworn, according to the legend, that he would kill the one who handed him the message of Knut's death. Instead of saying something, Thyra first hung black clothes for the windows and dressed in an old sack. When Gorm asked her if she reported him to Knut's death, she replied, "You tell me and not me." The loss of the son stripped Gorm of the last life spark, so Thyra, according to [[Saxo Grammaticus|Saxo]], "followed them both to the grave with the same tears". In Saxo's version, Thyra sat back as a widow; but it does not fit with the historical finds. Thyra must be dead before Gorm, because as a widower he raised little jelling stone in memory of her. |
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Latest revision as of 22:47, 30 March 2019
Knut Danaast was, according to legend, the eldest son of Gorm the Old and Thyra Danebod. The name Danaast means "Loved by the Danes".
Death[]
Knut was killed on a Viking trip to Ireland. Him and his brother Harald Bluetooth must've tried sieging Dublin. Knut was hit with an arrow by an Irish archer sometime one night. As his last wish, he allegedly asked his men to continue the games as if nothing had happened, so the Irish would not understand that their captain was dead, and thus get the impression that the sieges were weakened. The message of death reached Thyra in Jelling, but she dared first say nothing, for Gorm must have sworn, according to the legend, that he would kill the one who handed him the message of Knut's death. Instead of saying something, Thyra first hung black clothes for the windows and dressed in an old sack. When Gorm asked her if she reported him to Knut's death, she replied, "You tell me and not me." The loss of the son stripped Gorm of the last life spark, so Thyra, according to Saxo, "followed them both to the grave with the same tears". In Saxo's version, Thyra sat back as a widow; but it does not fit with the historical finds. Thyra must be dead before Gorm, because as a widower he raised little jelling stone in memory of her.