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Danish literature (Danish: Dansk litteratur) stretches back to the Middle Ages. The earliest preserved texts from Denmark are runic inscriptions on memorial stones and other objects, some of which contain short poems in alliterative verse .
This category contains general survey articles on broad periods of Danish language literature in Denmark and on the history of other literatures of Denmark. There are separate categories for literary movements and other more detailed topics.
This is a list of chronicles, annals and historical works about Denmark from antiquity to medieval times. These books / writings (and others), which were mostly written in Latin , form the bases of knowledge for the early history of Denmark .
De la ligue hanséatique, 1805.. Paul Henri Mallet (20 August 1730 – 8 February 1807) was a Genevan writer and historian. He is best known for his Introduction to the History of Denmark, first translated into English by Thomas Percy as Northern Antiquities, which included the first translation into French of the medieval Edda.
The saga covers the history of the Danish rulers from the early 10th century until the 13th century. In the first part of its history, the saga resembles the synoptics in giving summaries of the major historical events, but later chapters, from those dealing with the sons of Svend Estridsen (d. mid-1070s) onwards, devote greater attention to ...
Literature. During Denmark's Golden Age, literature centred on Romantic thinking. It was introduced in 1802 by the philosopher Henrik Steffens who gave a successful series of lectures at Elers Kollegium. He presented the main themes of German romanticism, emphasising the relationship between nature, history and mankind. [24]
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