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See all on Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_DenmarkThe history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and Procopius. With the Christianization of the Danes c. 960 AD, it is … See more
The Scandinavian region has a rich prehistory, having been populated by several prehistoric cultures and people for about 12,000 years, since the end of the last ice age. During the ice age, all of Scandinavia was … See more
The Reformation
The Reformation, which originated in the German lands in the early 16th century from the ideas of Martin Luther (1483–1546), had a considerable impact on Denmark. The Danish Reformation started in the mid … See more1901–1939
In the early decades of the 20th century the new Radical Party and the older Venstre Party shared government. During this time women gained the right to vote (1915), and the United States purchased some of Denmark's colonial … See moreThe Napoleonic Wars
The long decades of peace came to an abrupt end during the Napoleonic Wars. Britain felt threatened by the Armed Neutrality Treaty of 1794, which originally involved Denmark and Sweden, and later Prussia and Russia. … See moreDenmark went through some of its most serious post-war crises in the early 21st century, such as SARS outbreak in 2003, Indian Ocean tsunami in December 2004, and with See more
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The first Danes were hunters and fisherman who probably entered the country migrating from …
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The Danish language developed during the Middle Ages out of Old East Norse, the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish. It was a late form of common Old Norse. The Danish philologist Johannes Brøndum-Nielsen divided the history of Danish into "Old Danish" from 800 AD to 1525 and "Modern Danish" from 1525 and onwards. He subdivided Old Danish into "Runic Danish" (800–1100), Earl…
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- 1. Early Danes traveled far and wide
Denmark history is known for the formidable boat-building and navigational skills of its early people. Danish culture shows evidence that early Viking sailors journeyed not only as far as Byzantium (now Istanbul), but also sailed as far north as the Arctic Circle, south to the Mediterra… - 2. Some Scottish people are up to 25 percent Viking!
While many Vikings did settle and intermarry in England, permitting Danish culture to become part of the fabric of that nation’s culture and heritage as well, modern DNA analysis shows that the actual contributions Vikings made in terms of shaping the genes of modern Brits is negligible co…
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- 1. Early Danes traveled far and wide
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- Denmark remained neutral during the First World War and in 1915 the constitution was changed to make it more democratic. Women in Denmark were granted the right to vote. Denmark suffered severely during the depression of the 1930s. Unemployment soared. At the worst point in 1932-1933, it reached 32%. The government responded by creating public w…
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The history of the people of Denmark, like that of all humankind, can be divided into …
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Explore Danish History Established in 1901 “The Heart of Dane Country” “Velkommen” to the …
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Danish Family History Today. According to the 2000 U.S. federal census, approximately 1.5 …
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