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Guthorm or ''Guthormus'' was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to
Saxo Grammaticus Saxo Grammaticus (), also known as Saxo cognomine Longus, was a Danish historian, theologian and author. He is thought to have been a clerk or secretary to Absalon, Archbishop of Lund, the main advisor to Valdemar I of Denmark. He is the author ...
. He was a son of the Danish king,
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, and a
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princess, Groa.


History

His father was slain by the Norwegian king,
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. After the incident, Svipdagr installed him as the
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of the
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. However, his half-brother, Hading refused the offer and entered
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, 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.)


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{{Reflist Legendary kings of Denmark