Gorm (father of Gotrik)

Also known as: Gorm · Family: Danes · Role: king · First appears: Book Eight · Part 16

In Book Eight · Part 16, Gorm, son of Harald, chose Thorkill to guide a journey, and Thorkill accepted. In Book Eight · Part 19, Gorm made vows and peace-offerings to Utgarda-Loki and obtained fair weather. He also mourned the disaster of his friend Buchi.

Returning from Sweden in Book Eight · Part 19, Gorm took a queen and exchanged his former pursuits for meditative leisure. He later ordered Thorkill’s accusers to sail under Thorkill’s command to consult Utgarda-Loki. In Book Eight · Part 21, as Thorkill recounted what had happened, Gorm died because he could not bear to hear Utgarda-Loki reproached. After his death, his son Gotrik came to the throne.

Relationship record

Life events

• Gorm chose Thorkill to guide the journey, and Thorkill accepted the task.(Book Eight · Part 16)
  • With: Thorkill
  • “Three hundred men announced that they had the same desire as the king; and he resolved that Thorkill, who had brought the news, should be chosen to guide them on the journey, as he knew the ground and was versed in the approaches to that country. Thorkill did not refuse the task”
• Gorm made vows and peace-offerings to Utgarda-Loki and obtained fair weather.(Book Eight · Part 19)
  • With: Utgarda-Loki
  • “but the king, offering both vows and peace-offerings to Utgarda-Loki, obtained that fair season of weather for which he prayed.”
• Gorm took a queen from Sweden and exchanged his former pursuits for meditative leisure.(Book Eight · Part 19 · 📍 Sweden)
  • “So he took a queen from Sweden, and exchanged his old pursuits for meditative leisure.”
• Gorm ordered Thorkill's accusers to sail with him under his command to consult Utgarda-Loki.(Book Eight · Part 19)
  • With: Thorkill
  • “he forced them to sail under the command of Thorkill, and even upbraided them with cowardice.”
• Gorm died while listening to Thorkill's account after Utgarda-Loki was reproached.(Book Eight · Part 21)
  • With: Thorkill Utgarda-Loki
  • “For he could not bear to hear Utgarda-Loki reproached with filthiness, and so resented his shameful misfortunes, that his very life could not brook such words, and he yielded it up in the midst of Thorkill's narrative.”
• Gotrik, Gorm's son, came to the throne.(Book Eight · Part 21)
  • With: Gotrik
  • “After the death of Gorm, GOTRIK his son came to the throne.”

Book Eight · Part 16

• parent: Harald (father of Gorm) “Harald's son GORM won no mean place of honour among the ancient generals of the Danes by his record of doughty deeds.”
• vassal: Thorkill “Three hundred men announced that they had the same desire as the king; and he resolved that Thorkill, who had brought the news, should be chosen to guide them on the journey, as he knew the ground and was versed in the approaches to that country.”

Book Eight · Part 19

• friends with Buchi “The king bewailed his friend's disaster and departed hastening on his voyage.”
• vassal: Thorkill “But vainly did they pester the ears of the king; he forced them to sail under the command of Thorkill, and even upbraided them with cowardice.”

Book Eight · Part 21

• enemies with Thorkill “Men were therefore hired by the king's command to slay Thorkill in the night.”
• child: Gotrik “After the death of Gorm, GOTRIK his son came to the throne.”

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Extracted from the original text of The Danish History, Books I–IX. Made with Rho MD.