Human History Viking Runestones Suggest Bluetooth’s Mom Was Actually a Really Big Deal Two stones honor Thyra, mother of Harald Bluetooth, namesake of the modern technology.

In another set of four Viking-era monuments, known collectively as the Bække-Læborg group, two runestones mention a woman named Thyra.

An analysis of Viking rune stones in Denmark revealed the power of a Viking queen, according to a new study. Photo from the journal Antiquity Hundreds of Viking monuments dot Denmark’s coastal ...

More than 1,000 years ago, carvers in what is now Denmark set their chisels to rock to etch runestones — monuments to Viking leaders naming their deeds and achievements. Two groups of runestones ...

Whenever I think of Vikings, I must admit, I picture big, burly men with long beards and cool battle armor. But did you know that there are stories of a powerful Viking queen that stood out from ...

Two groups of runestones erected in Denmark mention a woman named Thyra, which suggests she was a powerful Viking sovereign who likely played a pivotal role in the birth of the Danish realm.

Two groups of runestones erected in Denmark mention a woman named Thyra, which suggests she was a powerful Viking sovereign who likely played a pivotal role in the birth of the Danish realm.

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