Gorm learns of the death of his son Canute this is the story of Gorm the Old, as told by wikipedia Gorm's three sons were Vikings in the truest sense, departing Denmark each summer to raid and pillage. Harald came back to the royal enclosure at Jelling with the news that his son Canute had been killed in an attempt to capture Dublin, Ireland. Canute was shot with a coward's arrow while watching some games at night. No one would tell the king in view of the oath the king had made. Queen Thyra ordered the royal hall hung with black cloth and that no one was to say a single word. When Gorm entered the hall, he was astonished and asked what the mourning colors meant. Queen Thyra spoke up: "Lord King, you had two falcons, one white and the other gray. The white one flew far afield and was set upon by other birds which tore off its beautiful feathers and is now useless to you. Meanwhile the gray falcon continues to catch fowl for the king's table." Gorm understood immediately the Queen's metaphor and cried out, "My son is surely dead, since all of Denmark mourns!" "You have said it, your majesty," Thyra announced, "Not I, but what you have said is true." According to the story Gorm was so grieved by Canute's death that he died the following day. my hypothesis is that it is an extremely sick burn which implies in one word that no one will care when you die, or perhaps more specifically that your father will not. sick burn either way. thanks for asking op, that was really interesting. never stop learning!
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sorry op, i was so excited by what i'd learned about gorm that i almost forgot to actually answer your question. gorm is love, and you get it by giving it. try capturing Dublin, Ireland for the people you care about any idea what's up with the falcons?
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Jan 29, 2020 08:34
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Yinlock posted:lol that picture maybe the part with the falcons is saying stay close to gorm. gorm is where the heart is, gorm is all you need. gorm was there all along. Yinlock posted:"my precious falcon has been slain, thank goodness both my sons are still alive or i would immediately die" if Gorm has three pillaging sons why are only two of them are falcons? it's all Harald this Canute that oh my falcons, all we know about the thirds son is that he's a viking. i want to know more, gorm's legacy calls to me
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Jan 29, 2020 08:46
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Gorm was the father of three sons, Toke, Knut and Harald, later King Harald Bluetooth. holy poo poo. the other son's name is Toke. Yinlock posted:I like the idea that Thyra keeps trying to tell Gorm that one of his sons is dead using metaphors and Gorm just has no fuckin clue it's her own fault, all her metaphors have two things in them and he has three sons. did i mention his name was Toke? Yinlock posted:I like how Canute was shot was shot while watching football despite apparently conquering dublin at the time shot with a cowards arrow, no less. whatever that means. i wonder where Toke was while this was going down.. and why he isn't mentioned anymore.. huh turns out there's a lot here. it's way past my bedtime though. great thread op thank you so much for leading me to Gorm
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Jan 29, 2020 09:36
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Yinlock posted:days later, gorm bravely issuing a royal decree to create nature preserves as his queen is downing a whole bottle of ale in the background thyra, drunkenly: you have two bottles of ale. and one is shot by a coward's arrow attempting to capture Dublin, Ireland
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