Tove of the Obotrites
Appearance
Tove of the Obotrites | |
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Prince Mistivir of the Obotrites |
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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 ᛏᚢᚠᛅSveyn Forkbeard's mother.[2] She had the Sønder Vissing Runestone carved in memory of her mother.[3][4]
References
- ^ "Runic alphabets". Omniglot. 5 September 2019.
- ^ "Den Store Danske" (in Danish).
- ^ Nationalmuseet: Danske Runeindskrifter - Sønder Vissing-sten 1
- ^ Danske runeinskrifter, DR 55 (MJy 98)