# Thyri — Styrbiorn the Strong character guide

> Thyri in Styrbiorn the Strong by E. R. Eddison.

**Role:** supporting

**Also known as:** Queen Thyri

**First appearance:** 0008-vi-the-dane-king-s-daughter

## Snapshot

King Harald's daughter, a fair and quick-witted princess whose quiet grief over Styrbiorn's refusal shadows the Yule feast at her father's court.

## Who they are

Thyri moves through her father's hall as a woman whose worth is weighed in marriage-alliances, and she has fixed her hopes on Styrbiorn, the young Viking guest whose deeds have made him the talk of the North. When Biorn urges the match, Styrbiorn laughs it off with a shrug about black women and little women, and Thyri's morning freshness darkens into something quieter and more watchful. Her wounded pride and sharp tongue make her a political and emotional counterweight to the men who treat her future as a matter of convenience.

## Relationships

### [Styrbiorn the Strong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/styrbiorn_the_strong)

_family_

Thyri is Styrbiorn's sister, and their relationship is marked by familial loyalty and tension.

### [King Eric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/king_eric)

_family_

Thyri is King Eric's sister, and their relationship is strained due to political and personal conflicts.

### [Styrbiorn the Strong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/styrbiorn_the_strong)

_family_

Thyri is Styrbiorn's sister, and their relationship is marked by familial loyalty and tension.

### [Styrbiorn the Strong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/styrbiorn_the_strong)

_family_

Thyri is Styrbiorn's sister, and their relationship is marked by familial loyalty and tension.

### [King Eric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/king_eric)

_family_

Thyri is King Eric's sister, and their relationship is strained due to political and personal conflicts.

### [King Eric](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/characters/king_eric)

_family_

Thyri is King Eric's sister, and their relationship is strained due to political and personal conflicts.

## In the story

### [Styrbiorn the Strong](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/styrbiorn-the-strong)

Queen of Denmark; warns Styrbiorn of danger and later betrays him by revealing his plans to King Eric.

### [V: Yule in Denmark](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/v-yule-in-denmark)

King Harald's daughter, fourteen winters old; shares easy, merry talk with Styrbiorn; becomes more silent as the chapter progresses.

### [VI: The Dane-King's Daughter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/vi-the-dane-king-s-daughter)

Secretly warns Biorn of danger, reveals her father's suspicions and plans for her marriage to King Burisleif.

### [VIII: The King and the Queen](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/viii-the-king-and-the-queen)

Daughter of King Harald Gormson, proposed as a wife for Styrbiorn.

### [A Banquet in Upsala](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/ix-a-banquet-in-upsala)

Daughter of King Harald Gormson, betrothed to Styrbiorn at the feast, seated beside him.

### [XII: The Cowing of the Dane-King](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/xii-the-cowing-of-the-dane-king)

Harald's daughter, meets Styrbiorn again in Alaburg and confesses she does not wish to marry King Burisleif.

### [XIII: The Sailing of the Fleet](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/styrbiorn_the_strong_se/chapters/xiii-the-sailing-of-the-fleet)

Married to Styrbiorn, she is brought to Jomsburg despite its ban on women. She appears brave and jolly, but Biorn recalls her ominous dream from two years prior.

## Links

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