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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
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 .
See also. Timeline of Copenhagen; Further reading. Jacques Lacombe (1762). Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de Dannemarc [Short Chronological History of Denmark].Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire du Nord (in French).
1771 – Royal Danish Ballet founded. 1775 Royal Porcelain Factory founded. P.F. Suhm library opens. [6] 1777 – Det Dramatiske Selskab is founded. 1781 – Vestindisk Pakhus built. 1785 – Heering House built. 1787 – J. Cl. Todes Døtreskole, the first secondary school for girls, is founded. 1791 – Døtreskolen af 1791 is founded.
The Danish monarchy is over 1200 years old, founded in the 8th century (or earlier). [2] [3] The line of kings of the modern kingdom of Denmark can be traced back to Harthacnut father of Gorm the Old (Old Norse: Gormr gamli, Danish: Gorm den gamle), who reigned in the early and mid 10th century. [4]
The history of Copenhagen dates back to the first settlement at the site in the 11th century. From the middle of the 12th century it grew in importance after coming into the possession of Bishop Absalon , and the city was fortified with a stone wall during the 13th century.
Denmark has considerably large deposits of oil and natural gas in the North Sea and ranks as number 32 in the world among net exporters of crude oil [164] and was producing 259,980 barrels of crude oil a day in 2009. [165] Denmark is a long-time leader in wind power: In 2015 wind turbines provided 42.1% of the total electricity consumption. [166]
This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the kings and queen regnants of Denmark. This includes: The Kingdom of Denmark (up to 1397) Personal union of Denmark and Norway (1380–1397) The Kalmar Union (1397–1536) Union of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1397–1523) Union of Denmark and Norway (1523–1536/1537)