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For the 9th-century Viking king who ruled over the Danelaw in England, see Guthrum. Legendary king of the Danes
Guthorm
King of the Danes
PredecessorSvipdagr
SuccessorSvipdagr
HouseScylding
FatherGram
MotherGroa
ReligionPagan
Characters of Gesta Danorum
Danish kings (family tree)
Foreign rulers
Other men
Women

Guthorm or Guthormus was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to Saxo Grammaticus. He was a son of the Danish king, Gram, and a Swedish princess, Groa.

History

His father was slain by the Norwegian king, Svipdagr. After the incident, Svipdagr installed him as the puppet king of the Danes. However, his half-brother, Hading refused the offer and entered exile, later he returned and retook his father's kingdom, but lack of mentions of Guthorm implies that his half-brother died before his return. (It is also stated that when Hading defeated Svipdag, he had vengeance not only for his father but also his brother, supporting the idea that Guthorm had already died.)

Text

Gesta Danorum, Book One
GUTHORM and HADDING, the son of Gram (Groa being the mother of the first and Signe of the second), were sent over to Sweden in a ship by their foster-father, Brage (Swipdag being now master of Denmark), and put in charge of the giants Wagnhofde and Hafle, for guard as well as rearing.
Swipdag, now that he had slain Gram, was enriched with the realms of Denmark and Sweden; and because of the frequent importunities of his wife he brought back from banishment her brother Guthorm, upon his promising tribute, and made him ruler of the Danes. But Hadding preferred to avenge his father rather than take a boon from his foe.
The family tree of legendary Kings of the Danes, according to the Gesta Danorum (Books I to VII)

Kings of the Danes are in bold and marked with an asterisk (*). Kings of the Swedes are marked with a dagger (†). Superscript numbers before a name indicate in which books of Gesta Danorum the individual is mentioned.

Humble
KEY
Angul Dan* GrythaMarriage or coupling
Parent and child
The Angles Humble* Lother* King of the SaxonsSuccession by other or unclear means
Roar
Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† Skiold* Alfhild
daughter of Roar Bess
sister of Gram Gróa Gram*† Sumble, King of the Finns
Wagnhofde
Signe Henry, King of the Saxons Hakon, King of the Nitherians
Hardgrep
Swipdag*†, King of Norway sister of Guthorm Guthorm* Hadding* Ragnhild
Asmund† Gunnhild Guthorm
Ulfhild Ubbe*
Henry Uffe† Hunding† Thorhild Scot
daughter of Uffe Ragnar† Swanhwid sisters of Swanhwid Handwan
Thorwald
Frode* daughter of Handwan
Hothbrodd† Halfdan* Ro Skat
Thora
Helge* Ro*
Athisl† Urse
King Gewar Rolf*† Krage Rute Bjarke Skulde Hiartuar†*
Hother†* Nanna Herlek Gerit
former King of Britain mother of the King of Britain a slave a bondmaid Rorik* Gerwendil
King of Britain Queen of Britain Gerutha Horwendil Feng
foster sister of Amleth daughter of the King of Britain Amleth Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland Wiglek*
son of Amleth Wermund* Frowin, governor of Sleswik
Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle daughter of Frowin Ket Wig
Dan*
Hugleik*
Frode* the Vigorous
Dan*
Kraka Ragnar Brak Fridleif* the Swift Hun, King of the Huns Hun
Gotar, King of Norway Westmar Koll Gotwar
Roller Erik† Shrewd-spoken Gunwar the Fair Alfhild Frode* Hanund Grep (eldest of three) 11 other sons (two named Grep)
Hythin, King of Tellemark Alf Eyfura Arngrim Grubb Hiarn* Amund, King of Norway
child of Hythin Halfdan† 12 sons, including Anganty Ane Juritha Fridleif* Frogertha
Hanef, King of Saxony Swerting, King of Saxony Olaf Frode*
Siward† sons of Swerting sister of the sons of Swerting Ingild* Helga Helge Asa
Frode Fridleif Ingild Olaf* Karl, governor of Gothland
Ulfhild Frode* Hather, a chief Harald* Signe
Erik† Thorhild Halfdan*† Biargramm Harald
Asmund
Kings of Norway

Name spellings are derived from Oliver Elton's 1905 translation, The First Nine Books of the Danish History of Saxo Grammaticus, via Wikisource.

Legendary titles
Preceded bySvipdagr King of the Danes Succeeded bySvipdagr

References

  1. "The Danish History, Book One". www.sacred-texts.com.
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