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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 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 [166] and was producing 259,980 barrels of crude oil a day in 2009. [167] Denmark is a long-time leader in wind power: In 2015 wind turbines provided 42.1% of the total electricity consumption. [168]
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 Danes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Scandinavia, including the area now comprising Denmark proper, northern and eastern England, and the Scanian provinces of modern-day southern Sweden, during the Nordic Iron Age and the Viking Age. They founded what became the Kingdom of Denmark.
The three lands of Denmark historically formed the Danish kingdom from its unification and consolidation in the 10th century: Zealand (Sjælland) and the islands south of it, with Roskilde as a centre; Jutland (Jylland), the western peninsula, with Viborg as a centre and the island of [[Fyn].
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.
Our kids wanted to travel, so we made them pay for it. Here's how busking helped them earn enough for trips to Denmark and the Galápagos Islands. My husband and I paid for our kids' music lessons.
History of Denmark by topic (21 C). History of the Faroe Islands (13 C, 19 P) History of Greenland (17 C, 61 P) History of Scania (5 C, 8 P) *