Tyra of Denmark

This article is about the medieval princess. For her namesake, the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark, see Princess Thyra of Denmark. For the daughter of Frederick VIII of Denmark, see Princess Thyra of Denmark (1880–1945).

Olaf offers Queen Thyri a stalk of angelica. She weeps and scolds him for not daring to face up to Svein Forkbeard and retrieve her dowry (illustration from 1899).

Tyra of Denmark, also called Tyri Haraldsdatter and Thyra (10th century – 1000), was a Danish princess and a Norwegian Viking age Queen consort, spouse of King Olav I of Norway.

Tyra was born to King Harald Bluetooth and Queen Gyrid Olafsdottir, Princess of Sweden. She was first married to the Swedish prince and throne claimant Styrbjörn Starke (Beorn the Feisty and Strong) and was as such a titular crown princess of Sweden. As a widow, she married a Polish prince. Widowed a second time, she married King Olav I of Norway. According to legend, Queen Tyra committed suicide by starvation after the news of her husband's death in 1000.

References

Sources

Alf Henrikson: Dansk historia (Danish history) (1989) (Swedish)
Sven Rosborn: När hände vad i Nordens historia (When did what happen in the history of the Nordic countries) (1997) (Swedish)
Åke Ohlmarks: FornNordiskt Lexikon (Ancient Nordic dictionary) (1994) (Swedish)

Tyra of Denmark Born: Unknown Died: 1000
Preceded by Gunnhild, Mother of Kings	Queen Consort of Norway 990s–1000	Succeeded by Sigrid Storråda

Norwegian royal consorts

Sonja Haraldsen (1991–present) Maud of Wales (1905–1938) Sophia of Nassau^ (1872–1905) Louise of the Netherlands^ (1859–1871) Josephine of Leuchtenberg^ (1844–1859) Désirée Clary^ (1818–1844) Hedvig Elisabeth Charlotte of Holstein-Gottorp^ (1814–1818) Marie Sophie of Hesse-Kassel* (1808–1839) Caroline Matilda of Great Britain* (1766–1775) Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel* (1752–1766) Louise of Great Britain* (1746–1751) Sophia Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach* (1730–1746) Anne Sophie Reventlow* (1721–1730) Louise of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1699–1721) Landgravine Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Kassel* (1670–1699) Sophie Amalie of Brunswick-Lüneburg (1648–1670) Anne Catherine of Brandenburg* (1597–1612) Sophie of Mecklenburg-Güstrow* (1572–1588) Dorothea of Saxe-Lauenburg* (1534–1559) Sophie of Pomerania^ (1523–1533)* Isabella of Austria^ (1515–1523)* Christina of Saxony^ (1481–1513)* Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1450–1481)* Catherine of Bjurum^ (1449–1450) Dorothea of Brandenburg^ (1445–1448)* Philippa of England^ (1406–1430)* Margaret I of Denmark^ (1363–1380) Blanche of Namur^ (1335–1343) Euphemia of Rügen (1299–1312) Isabel Bruce (1293–1299) Margaret of Scotland (1281–1283) Ingeborg of Denmark (1263–1280) Rikissa Birgersdotter (1251–1257) Margrete Skulesdatter (1225–1263) Margaret of Sweden (1189–1202) Estrid Bjørnsdotter (1170–1176) Ragna Nikolasdatter (114?–1157) Ingrid of Sweden (1134–1136) Christine of Denmark (1132–1133) Malmfred of Kiev* (1116–1130) Ingebjørg Guttormsdatter (1103–1123) Margaret Fredkulla* (1101–1103) Ingerid of Denmark (1067–1093) Elisiv of Kiev (1045–1066) Emma of Normandy* (1028–1035) Astrid of Sweden (1019–1035) Sigrid the Haughty/Świętosława^ (1000–1014)* Tyra of Denmark (998–1000) Gunhild of Wenden* Tove of the Obotrites* (970–986) Gunnhild, Mother of Kings (931–934) Gyda of Hordaland (872–930)

* also Queen of Denmark ^also Queen of Sweden

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