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Marianne Rasmussen
The Bronze Age - Life and death in the Bronze Age
The people of the Bronze Age were widely travelled and made contact with peoples far from their home. They were also active barrow builders, and within just a few centuries, the people living in what was to become Denmark built thousands of them. Barrow building involved people from near and far,…
Martin Zerlang
Artists - Art – on location
There is a close connection between a place and the art that is created there. Danish poets and painters have always been a part of the place they lived – be it Kiergegaard's Copenhagen or Krøyer's Skagen. But place, too, is also very much defined by art.
Camilla Mordhorst
History in the making - History is everywhere
History is more than just events and heroic tales. History sneaks its way in everywhere, and it is created every day in even the most humble of places. It is a part of buildings, natural landscapes, it is in our words and our habits. But the understanding of what is history, and what isn’t, has…
Flemming Just
The great movements - Power to the people
The rise of the cooperative movement and the labour movement are two pivotal developments in the evolvement of the Danish society. They emerged in Denmark at the same time as in other European countries towards the close of the 19th century. Farmers and factory workers organised in order to give…
Uffe Østergaard
The German question - The German in us all
Denmark's relationship with the country commonly called Germany" was pivotal for Danish history in the 19th and 20th centuries, and it was the decisive factor in the country's transformation from multinational state to nation state. "Germany", however, is an imprecise term, …
Birgitte Holten
Denmark between Britain and France - Hostage of the great powers
The complicated international situation around the year 1800 saw Denmark become a hostage of the conflicts of the great powers. The country's foreign policy during these years had three primary objectives: maintain its neutrality, ensure the survival of the dual monarchy Denmark-Norway, and to …
Anders Linde-Laursen
Relations with Sweden - Neighbours, for better and for worse
Denmark and Sweden have always had a special relationship. For many years, we were engaged in open warfare for power, territory and control of Øresund, the Sound between Denmark and Sweden. When the wars ended, our arch enemy" became the epitome of everything that wasn't Danish.…
Anne-Christine Larsen
The Viking Age - The age of town and empire
The Viking Age, stretching from the 8th to the 11th centuries, was a period marked by great change. It was an era of pillage, conquest and colonisation, but it was also a time when towns were settled and new societal structures emerged. Christianity won out over pagan religions and the small…
Lars Jørgensen
The Iron Age: farmers and fighters - Danish farmers and Roman imports
During the Iron Age, technological and social changes occurred faster than ever before. The introduction of iron spurred enormous advances in weapons, crafts and agriculture. Contact with the powerful Roman Empire was another major catalyst that led to major developments in important areas such as…
Uffe Jakobsen
The cradle of democracy - From absolute monarchy to parliamentarism
Starting in the 1830s and until 1915, three decisive changes were implemented that were crucial for the development of democracy in Denmark. Citizens were given a legislature, the right to vote was expanded from just a small percentage of the population to nearly all adults and the introduction of …
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