Recently, runic inscriptions dedicated to an influential queenviking were found in Denmark, through the use of 3D scanning technology on runestones.
The study was carried out by a team of researchers from the National Museum of Denmark, the Swedish National Heritage Board and the Municipal Administrative Council of Western Switzerland.
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The results were published in the journal Antiquity last Wednesday (11) and are generating great excitement in the field of archeology.
The focus of the research was on two groups of runestones, known as Jelling and Ravnunge-Tue. The first group, erected by King Herald Bluetooth, founder of the Danish state, honored his parents, Gorm and Thyra.
The second, in turn, also contained references to a woman named Thyra. Researchers speculated that both groups could be related to the same historical figure.
Doctor Lisbeth M. Imer, a researcher at the National Museum of Denmark and one of the study's authors, explained:
“We wanted to see if we could find the same rune carvings on some of these rocks, so we could connect the Ravnunge-Tue stones with the Jelling stones. If there was a connection, the chances of the rocks referring to the same woman, Thyra, Herald Bluetooth's mother, would be high”, explains the researcher.
The research team used 3D models to examine the runestones, analyzing the carvings, engraving techniques and language used.
(Image: Periódico Antiquity (2023)/Reproduction)
The most intriguing revelation was the similarity between the runes found on the Læborg rock, from the Ravnunge-Tue group, and the Jelling 2 rock.
This suggests that both were carved by the same person, opening the way to the conclusion that the inscriptions on both stones refer to Queen Thyra.
Thyra, as the evidence indicates, played a crucial role in Danish history. According to the study, “the combination of present analyzes and the geographic distribution of runestones indicates that Thyra was one of the key figures — or even the key figure — in uniting the kingdom Danish".
Furthermore, this finding reinforces the possibility that women had more influential and powerful roles in the world than previously believed. Viking Age Danish.
This research sheds new light on the role of women in Viking society and highlights the ongoing need to re-evaluate our understanding of the history of this fascinating period.
