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Johann Baptist Homann (1664–1724) was a German geographer and cartographer; map dated around 1730. 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.
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
Denmark [a] is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.It is the metropole and most populous constituent of the Kingdom of Denmark, [N 7] also known as the Danish Realm, a constitutionally unitary state that includes the autonomous territories of the Faroe Islands and Greenland in the north Atlantic Ocean. [11]
The history of Scandinavia is the history of the geographical region of Scandinavia and its peoples. The region is located in Northern Europe , and consists of Denmark , Norway and Sweden . Finland and Iceland are at times, especially in English-speaking contexts, considered part of Scandinavia.
The entire country was divided into herreder, shown outlined in red. Coloured areas show Jutland's syssel divisions. Zealand's four ecclesiastic sysler are not included. The three lands of Denmark historically formed the Danish kingdom from its unification and consolidation in the 10th century:
Map of Denmark–Norway, c. 1780. In 1523, Sweden won its independence, leading to the dismantling of the Kalmar Union and the establishment of Denmark–Norway. Denmark–Norway grew wealthy during the 16th century, largely because of the increased traffic through the Øresund. The Crown of Denmark could tax the traffic, because it controlled ...
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."
Denmark history-related lists (15 P) A. Archaeology of Denmark (7 C, 10 P) E. Historical events in Denmark (35 C, 1 P) F. ... Timeline of Danish history; Tranquebar ...