New research sends Cecilie Nielsen on a quest for answers about one of the most significant and mythical women in Danish history, Thyra. New information about the powerful and important Jelling dynasty might be hidden in the runes. Clues might lie in an excavation 50 years ago, where the skeleton of Gorm the Old was discovered under Jelling Church. But how was it determined that the bones were Gorm's? And how did that influence our understanding of Thyra?
