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The 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 .
Denmark is a representative democracy with universal suffrage. [N 12] Membership of the Folketing is based on proportional representation of political parties, [92] with a 2% electoral threshold. Denmark elects 175 members to the Folketing, with Greenland and the Faroe Islands electing an additional two members each—179 members in total. [93]
Gorm the old’s conquest of Denmark [2] 936 Gorm becomes king of most of Denmark Christianization of Denmark: 960s Denmark officially converted to Christianity German–Danish war of 974: 974 Hedeby under German occupation from 974 to 981 Battle of Svolder: 1000 Division of Norway Cnut's invasion of England: 1016 England subjugated by Denmark
Scandinavian Economic History Review 19.2 (1971): 149-197. online; Green‐Pedersen, Svend E. "Colonial trade under the Danish Flag: A case study of the Danish slave trade to Cuba 1790–1807." Scandinavian Journal of History 5.1-4 (1980): 93-120. Hall, Neville A.T. "Maritime maroons: grand marronage from the Danish West Indies."
The changes to the coat of arms, announced Jan. 1, give the Danish territories Greenland and the Faroe Islands their own quadrants, represented by a bear and a ram.
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark refers to the state's territory as Danmarks Rige (Danish Realm), which means "The Realm of Denmark". [23] [24] [25]The Danish term rigsfællesskabet, translated as "The unity of the Realm", [18] the "commonwealth of the Realm", [26] [27] or the "Danish Commonwealth" [28] refers to the constitutional status of the relationship between Denmark, the ...
The monarchs of Denmark have a long history of royal and noble titles. Historically Danish monarchs also used the titles 'King of the Wends' and 'King of the Goths'. Upon her accession to the throne in 1972 Queen Margrethe II abandoned all titles except the title 'Queen of Denmark'.
The location of Denmark. The following outline is provided as an overview, and topical guide to Denmark. Denmark – country located in Scandinavia of Northern Europe. [1] It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries. The mainland is bordered to the south by Germany; Denmark is southwest of Sweden and south of Norway.