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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 .
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
Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire de Dannemarc [Short Chronological History of Denmark]. Abrégé chronologique de l'histoire du Nord (in French). Paris: Jean-Thomas Herissant. hdl:2027/nyp.33433061827998. Thomas Bartlett (1841). "Denmark". New Tablet of Memory; or, Chronicle of Remarkable Events. London: Thomas Kelly. J. Willoughby Rosse ...
Denmark is a net exporter of food and energy and has for a number of years had a balance of payments surplus which has transformed the country from a net debitor to a net creditor country. By 1 July 2018, the net international investment position (or net foreign assets ) of Denmark was equal to 64.6% of GDP.
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 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.
Historical events in Denmark (35 C, 1 P) F. ... Pages in category "History of Denmark" ... Timeline of Danish history;
The Constitution of the Kingdom of Denmark refers to the state's territory as Danmarks Rige (Danish Realm), which means "The Realm of Denmark". [23] [24] [25]The Danish term rigsfællesskabet, translated as "The unity of the Realm", [18] the "commonwealth of the Realm", [26] [27] or the "Danish Commonwealth" [28] refers to the constitutional status of the relationship between Denmark, the ...