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The term Danish Empire may refer to: The North Sea Empire of Cnut the Great (1016–1035) The Danish colonial empire in North America, the West Indies, the Gold Coast and India; Danish Realm, sovereign state which consists of Denmark, the Faroe Islands and Greenland
Danish overseas colonies and Dano-Norwegian colonies (Danish: De danske kolonier) were the colonies that Denmark–Norway (Denmark after 1814) possessed from 1537 until 1953. At its apex, the colonies spanned four continents: Africa, Asia, Europe, and North America.
Danish Empire and campaigns 1168-1227. During Valdemar's reign construction began of a castle in the village of Havn, leading eventually to the foundation of Copenhagen, the modern capital of Denmark.
The North Sea Empire, also known as the Anglo-Scandinavian Empire, was the personal union of the kingdoms of England, Denmark [a] and Norway for most of the period between 1013 and 1042 towards the end of the Viking Age. [1] This ephemeral Norse-ruled empire was a thalassocracy, its components only connected by and dependent upon the sea. [2]
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 Battle of Helgeå: 1026 Unclear results Death of Cnut the great 1035 Fraction of the North Sea Empire: peasant rebellion in Vendsyssel: 1086 Death of Canute IV ...
Part of a series on European colonization of the Americas First wave Basque British (Scottish) Curonian Danish Dutch French German Hospitaller Italian Norse Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Colonization of Canada Colonization of the United States Decolonization History portal Denmark and the former real union of Denmark–Norway had a colonial empire from the 17th through to the 20th ...
The reign of Cnut represented the peak of the Danish Viking age; his North Sea Empire included England (1016), Denmark (1018), Norway (1028) and held strong influence over the north-eastern coast of Germany. The last monarch descended from Valdemar IV, Christopher III of Denmark, died in 1448 AD.
Denmark needs to do more than add dog sleds to defend Greenland, given its icy territory has it “on the front lines of the war against Russia and China,” ex-National Security Adviser Robert O ...