# Gram of Denmark

Gram was one of the earliest legendary Danish kings according to Saxo Grammaticus' Gesta Danorum. His history is given in more detail than those of his predecessors. Georges Dumézil argued that Gram was partially modelled on the god Thor, in particular his defeat of Hrungnir and subsequent encounter with Gróa.
The Old Norse word gramr means "king" and is probably the source of Gram's name, possibly through a misunderstanding of Saxo's. No other ancient source mentions a king named Gram.
The family tree of legendary Kings of the Danes, according to the Gesta Danorum (Books I to VII) :
| | | | | Humble | Humble | Humble | Humble | Humble | Humble | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| Angul | Angul | Angul | Angul | Angul | Angul | | | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | | | Grytha | Grytha | Grytha | Grytha | Grytha | Grytha | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Marriage or coupling | Marriage or coupling | Marriage or coupling | Marriage or coupling | Marriage or coupling | Marriage or coupling | | | | |
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| The Angles | The Angles | The Angles | The Angles | The Angles | The Angles | | | Humble* | Humble* | Humble* | Humble* | Humble* | Humble* | | | Lother* | Lother* | Lother* | Lother* | Lother* | Lother* | | | King of the Saxons | King of the Saxons | King of the Saxons | King of the Saxons | King of the Saxons | King of the Saxons | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Inheritance by other or unclear means | Inheritance by other or unclear means | Inheritance by other or unclear means | Inheritance by other or unclear means | Inheritance by other or unclear means | Inheritance by other or unclear means | | | | |
| | | | | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | Sigtryg, King of the Swedes† | | | | | | | Skiold* | Skiold* | Skiold* | Skiold* | Skiold* | Skiold* | | | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | | | Sumble, King of the Finns | Sumble, King of the Finns | Sumble, King of the Finns | Sumble, King of the Finns | Sumble, King of the Finns | Sumble, King of the Finns | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Gróa | Gróa | Gróa | Gróa | Gróa | Gróa | | | | | | | Gram*† | Gram*† | Gram*† | Gram*† | Gram*† | Gram*† | | | | | | | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | | | Henry, King of the Saxons | Henry, King of the Saxons | Henry, King of the Saxons | Henry, King of the Saxons | Henry, King of the Saxons | Henry, King of the Saxons | | | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | Hakon, King of the Nitherians | | |
| | | Swipdag*† | Swipdag*† | Swipdag*† | Swipdag*† | Swipdag*† | Swipdag*† | | | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | | | Guthorm* | Guthorm* | Guthorm* | Guthorm* | Guthorm* | Guthorm* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hadding* | Hadding* | Hadding* | Hadding* | Hadding* | Hadding* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ragnhild | Ragnhild | Ragnhild | Ragnhild | Ragnhild | Ragnhild | | |
| | | | | | | Asmund† | Asmund† | Asmund† | Asmund† | Asmund† | Asmund† | | | Gunhild | Gunhild | Gunhild | Gunhild | Gunhild | Gunhild | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Guthorm | Guthorm | Guthorm | Guthorm | Guthorm | Guthorm | | |
| | | Henry | Henry | Henry | Henry | Henry | Henry | | | Uffe† | Uffe† | Uffe† | Uffe† | Uffe† | Uffe† | | | Hunding† | Hunding† | Hunding† | Hunding† | Hunding† | Hunding† | | | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | | | Ubbe | Ubbe | Ubbe | Ubbe | Ubbe | Ubbe |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ragnar† | Ragnar† | Ragnar† | Ragnar† | Ragnar† | Ragnar† | | | Swanhwid | Swanhwid | Swanhwid | Swanhwid | Swanhwid | Swanhwid | | | | | | | | | Handwan | Handwan | Handwan | Handwan | Handwan | Handwan |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | Thorwald | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | | | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] |
| | | | | | | Hothbrodd† | Hothbrodd† | Hothbrodd† | Hothbrodd† | Hothbrodd† | Hothbrodd† | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Halfdan* | Halfdan* | Halfdan* | Halfdan* | Halfdan* | Halfdan* | | | Ro | Ro | Ro | Ro | Ro | Ro | | | Skat | Skat | Skat | Skat | Skat | Skat |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thora | Thora | Thora | Thora | Thora | Thora | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Helge* | Helge* | Helge* | Helge* | Helge* | Helge* | | | Ro* | Ro* | Ro* | Ro* | Ro* | Ro* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | Athils† | Athils† | Athils† | Athils† | Athils† | Athils† | | | Urse | Urse | Urse | Urse | Urse | Urse | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | King Gewar | King Gewar | King Gewar | King Gewar | King Gewar | King Gewar | | | Rolf*† Krage | Rolf*† Krage | Rolf*† Krage | Rolf*† Krage | Rolf*† Krage | Rolf*† Krage | | | Rute | Rute | Rute | Rute | Rute | Rute | | | Bjarke | Bjarke | Bjarke | Bjarke | Bjarke | Bjarke | | | Skulde | Skulde | Skulde | Skulde | Skulde | Skulde | | | Hiartuar†* | Hiartuar†* | Hiartuar†* | Hiartuar†* | Hiartuar†* | Hiartuar†* | | | | | | |
| | | Hother†* | Hother†* | Hother†* | Hother†* | Hother†* | Hother†* | | | Nanna | Nanna | Nanna | Nanna | Nanna | Nanna | | | Herlek | Herlek | Herlek | Herlek | Herlek | Herlek | | | Gerit | Gerit | Gerit | Gerit | Gerit | Gerit | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | Rorik* | Rorik* | Rorik* | Rorik* | Rorik* | Rorik* | | | | | | | | | Gerwendil | Gerwendil | Gerwendil | Gerwendil | Gerwendil | Gerwendil | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| King of Britain | King of Britain | King of Britain | King of Britain | King of Britain | King of Britain | | | Gerutha | Gerutha | Gerutha | Gerutha | Gerutha | Gerutha | | | Horwendil | Horwendil | Horwendil | Horwendil | Horwendil | Horwendil | | | Feng | Feng | Feng | Feng | Feng | Feng | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | | | | | | | Amleth | Amleth | Amleth | Amleth | Amleth | Amleth | | | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | Hermutrude, Queen of Scotland | | | Wiglek* | Wiglek* | Wiglek* | Wiglek* | Wiglek* | Wiglek* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Wermund* | Wermund* | Wermund* | Wermund* | Wermund* | Wermund* | | | | | | | | | | | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | Frowin, governor of Sleswik | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | Uffe*, aka Olaf the Gentle | | | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | | | Ket | Ket | Ket | Ket | Ket | Ket | | | Wig | Wig | Wig | Wig | Wig | Wig | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hugleik* | Hugleik* | Hugleik* | Hugleik* | Hugleik* | Hugleik* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Frode* the Vigorous | Frode* the Vigorous | Frode* the Vigorous | Frode* the Vigorous | Frode* the Vigorous | Frode* the Vigorous | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | Dan* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Kraka | Kraka | Kraka | Kraka | Kraka | Kraka | | | Ragnar | Ragnar | Ragnar | Ragnar | Ragnar | Ragnar | | | Brak | Brak | Brak | Brak | Brak | Brak | | | Fridleif* the Swift | Fridleif* the Swift | Fridleif* the Swift | Fridleif* the Swift | Fridleif* the Swift | Fridleif* the Swift | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Gotar, King of Norway | Gotar, King of Norway | Gotar, King of Norway | Gotar, King of Norway | Gotar, King of Norway | Gotar, King of Norway | | | | | | | | | | | Hun, King of the Huns | Hun, King of the Huns | Hun, King of the Huns | Hun, King of the Huns | Hun, King of the Huns | Hun, King of the Huns | | | Westmar | Westmar | Westmar | Westmar | Westmar | Westmar | | | Koll | Koll | Koll | Koll | Koll | Koll | | | Gotwar | Gotwar | Gotwar | Gotwar | Gotwar | Gotwar |
| Roller | Roller | Roller | Roller | Roller | Roller | | | Erik† | Erik† | Erik† | Erik† | Erik† | Erik† | | | Gunwar the Fair | Gunwar the Fair | Gunwar the Fair | Gunwar the Fair | Gunwar the Fair | Gunwar the Fair | | | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | Alfhild | | | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | | | Hanund | Hanund | Hanund | Hanund | Hanund | Hanund | | | Grep | Grep | Grep | Grep | Grep | Grep | | | | | | | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | 11 other brothers (two named Grep) | | | | |
| | | | | Hythin, King of Tellemark | Hythin, King of Tellemark | Hythin, King of Tellemark | Hythin, King of Tellemark | Hythin, King of Tellemark | Hythin, King of Tellemark | | | | | | | Alf | Alf | Alf | Alf | Alf | Alf | | | Eyfura | Eyfura | Eyfura | Eyfura | Eyfura | Eyfura | | | Arngrim | Arngrim | Arngrim | Arngrim | Arngrim | Arngrim | | | Grubb | Grubb | Grubb | Grubb | Grubb | Grubb | | | | | | | Hiarn* | Hiarn* | Hiarn* | Hiarn* | Hiarn* | Hiarn* | | | Amund, King of Norway | Amund, King of Norway | Amund, King of Norway | Amund, King of Norway | Amund, King of Norway | Amund, King of Norway | | |
| | | | | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | | | Halfdan† | Halfdan† | Halfdan† | Halfdan† | Halfdan† | Halfdan† | | | | | | | 12 sons, including Anganty | 12 sons, including Anganty | 12 sons, including Anganty | 12 sons, including Anganty | 12 sons, including Anganty | 12 sons, including Anganty | | | Ane | Ane | Ane | Ane | Ane | Ane | | | Juritha | Juritha | Juritha | Juritha | Juritha | Juritha | | | Fridleif* | Fridleif* | Fridleif* | Fridleif* | Fridleif* | Fridleif* | | | Frogertha | Frogertha | Frogertha | Frogertha | Frogertha | Frogertha | | | Frok | Frok | Frok | Frok | Frok | Frok |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hanef, King of Saxony | Hanef, King of Saxony | Hanef, King of Saxony | Hanef, King of Saxony | Hanef, King of Saxony | Hanef, King of Saxony | | | Swerting, King of Saxony | Swerting, King of Saxony | Swerting, King of Saxony | Swerting, King of Saxony | Swerting, King of Saxony | Swerting, King of Saxony | | | | | | | | | | | Olaf | Olaf | Olaf | Olaf | Olaf | Olaf | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* |
| | | | | | | | | Siward† | Siward† | Siward† | Siward† | Siward† | Siward† | | | | | | | | | | | Unnamed sons | Unnamed sons | Unnamed sons | Unnamed sons | Unnamed sons | Unnamed sons | | | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | [unnamed] | | | Ingeld* | Ingeld* | Ingeld* | Ingeld* | Ingeld* | Ingeld* | | | Helga | Helga | Helga | Helga | Helga | Helga | | | Helge | Helge | Helge | Helge | Helge | Helge | | | Asa | Asa | Asa | Asa | Asa | Asa |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Frode | Frode | Frode | Frode | Frode | Frode | | | Fridleif | Fridleif | Fridleif | Fridleif | Fridleif | Fridleif | | | Ingeld | Ingeld | Ingeld | Ingeld | Ingeld | Ingeld | | | Olaf* | Olaf* | Olaf* | Olaf* | Olaf* | Olaf* | | | Karl, governor of Gothland | Karl, governor of Gothland | Karl, governor of Gothland | Karl, governor of Gothland | Karl, governor of Gothland | Karl, governor of Gothland |
| | | | | | | | | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | Ulfhild | | | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | Frode* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Hather, a chief | Hather, a chief | Hather, a chief | Hather, a chief | Hather, a chief | Hather, a chief | | | Harald* | Harald* | Harald* | Harald* | Harald* | Harald* | | | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | Signe | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | Erik | Erik | Erik | Erik | Erik | Erik | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | Thorhild | | | Halfdan*† Biargramm | Halfdan*† Biargramm | Halfdan*† Biargramm | Halfdan*† Biargramm | Halfdan*† Biargramm | Halfdan*† Biargramm | | | Harald | Harald | Harald | Harald | Harald | Harald | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Asmund | Asmund | Asmund | Asmund | Asmund | Asmund | | | | |
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