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The culture of Denmark has a rich artistic and scientific heritage. The fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen (1805–1875), the philosophical essays of Søren Kierkegaard (1813–1855), the short stories of Karen Blixen, penname Isak Dinesen, (1885–1962), the plays of Ludvig Holberg (1684–1754), modern authors such as Herman Bang and Nobel laureate Henrik Pontoppidan and the dense ...
Danish Culture Canon (2 C, 66 P) Danish folk high school movement (2 C, 2 P) Deaf culture in Denmark (4 P) E. Entertainment in Denmark (20 C) Events in Denmark (10 C ...
The extent of the Danish Realm before the expansion of the Viking Age. It is not known when, but the tribal Danes divided the realm into " herreder " (marked by red lines). Beginning in the 8th century, the Danes initiated the construction of trading towns across their realm, including Hedeby , Ribe , Aarhus and Viborg and expanded existing ...
Danish culture and society are broadly progressive egalitarian, and socially liberal; Denmark was the first country to legally recognise same-sex partnerships. It is a founding member of NATO, the Nordic Council, the OECD, the OSCE, the Council of Europe and the United Nations, and is part of the Schengen Area. Denmark maintains close political ...
As in the rest of Europe, interest in Danish folklore was a result of national and international trends in the early 19th century. In particular, the German Romanticism movement was based on the belief that there was a relationship between language, religion, traditions, songs and stories and those who practiced them.
An initiative of Brian Mikkelsen in 2004, it was developed by a series of committees under the auspices of the Danish Ministry of Culture in 2006–2007 as "a collection and presentation of the greatest, most important works of Denmark's cultural heritage." Each category contains 12 works although music contains 12 works of score music and 12 ...
The Culture of Scandinavia encompasses the cultures of the Scandinavia region Northern Europe including Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, and may also include the Nordic countries Finland, Iceland, and the Faroe Islands. National cultures within Scandinavia include: Culture of Sweden; Culture of Norway; Culture of Denmark; Culture of Iceland
Prehistoric Denmark c. 6000 BC–700 AD. Kongemose culture c. 6000 BC–5200 BC; Ertebølle culture c. 5,300 BC – 3,950 BC; Funnelbeaker culture c. c. 4300–2800 BC; Corded Ware culture c. 3000 BC – 2350 BC