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Tove of the Obotrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, (10th century) was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth. Tofa, her name carved in runes as ᛏᚢᚠᛅ, was the daughter of Prince Mistivir of the Obotrites, a region also known as Wendland. She married King Harald in ...
Tove of the Obotrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, (10th century) was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth.
Feb 1, 2021 · Tove of the Obodrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, (ab. 970) was a Slavic princess. Tove was married to Harald Bluetooth, (ab. 970). ( see article Harald Gormsen/ Harald Bluetooth) Tove, her name carved in runes as ᛏᚢᚠᛅ, was the daughter of Prince Mistivir/Mistivoj of the Obodrites/ Obotrites, (ab. 990), a region als known as Wendland.
Jan 17, 2024 · Tove of the Obotrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, (10th century) was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth. Thora (Tova) was the daughter of Prince Mistivir of the Obotrites.
- Harald "Blue Tooth", King of Denmark
- Obotrite Federation, Germany
- circa 936
- circa 970 (25-42)Danmnark, Denmark
- The Slavic Princess
- The Heathen Alliance
- Harald’s Death
Tove (Tófa) was very young when she married Harald, and she might just have been a teen, which would explain why her mother would also move to Denmark with her. We are not sure where she lived in Denmark, but it is speculated that it was in Jelling or in Sønder Vissing, were a runestone in memory of her mother was raised. However, there is very lit...
The most important reason for this marriage seems to have been the heathen alliance that was formed between the Danes and the western Slavic people. And there is no doubt that this heathen alliance was a direct response to the ever-increasing threat from the Christians, who were spreading their religious message with the sword throughout the pagan ...
Harald’s decision to bend to the will of the emperor, threw Denmark into a civil war, between Harald and his own son, Svend Forkbeard (In Danish: Svend Tveskæg). That ended with Harald paying for his treason to his own roots in blood, and Svend Forkbeard, claiming the throne to himself. The fate of Tove after Harald’s death is unknown, she might ha...
The Obotrites (Latin: Obotriti, Abodritorum, Abodritos…) or Obodrites, also spelled Abodrites (German: Abodriten), were a confederation of medieval West Slavic tribes within the territory of modern Mecklenburg and Holstein in northern Germany (see Polabian Slavs).
Tove of the Obotrites, also called Tova, Tofa or Thora, (10th century) was a Slavic princess and a Danish Viking Age queen consort, the spouse of King Harald Bluetooth. Tofa, her name carved in runes as ᛏᚢᚠᛅ, was the daughter of Prince Mistivir of the Obotrites, a region also known as Wendland.
