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MOTTO OF DENMARK ndash rdquoGuds hjaeliglp Folkets kaeligrlighed Danmarks styrkerdquo rdquo Gods Help The people love Denmarks strengthrdquo

CAPITAL ndash Copenhagen

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ndash Danish

POPULATION ndash 5543453

CURRENCY ndash Danish Krones

DEMONYM ndash Danish or Danes

PREHISTORY ndash

The earliest archaeological findings in Denmark date back to the Eem Interglacialperiod from 130000 ndash 110000 BC

Denmark has been inhabited since around 12500 BC and agriculture has beenevident since 3900 BC

The Nordic Bronze Age (1800-600 BC) in Denmark was marked by burial moundswhich left abundance of findings including lurs amp the sun chariot

THE SUN CHARIOT LURS

MIDDLE AGES ndash

From 8th to 10th century Danes were known as Vikings

Together with Norwegians amp Swedes they colonized raided amp traded in all parts of Europe

Vikings explorers first discovered Iceland by accident in 9th century on the waytowards Faroe Islands amp eventually came across ldquoVINLANDrdquo ( Land Of Wines)also known today as Newfoundland in Canada

The Danes were christianised amp united around 965 AD by Herald Bluetooth

In 11th century Canute The Great won the war and united Denmark England amp Norway for almost 30 years

In 1397 Denmark entered into a personal union with Norway amp Sweden united under Queen Margaret ndash I The three countries were to be treated as equals in thisunion However even from the start Margaret may not have been so idealistic treating Denmark as a clear senior partner of the union Thus the rest 125 years of history revolves around this union amp Sweden breaking off from this union

VIKINGS HERALD BLUETOOTH CANUTE THE GREAT

THE LADBY SHIP QUEEN MARGARET - I

EARLY MODERN HISTORY ndash

After Sweden permanently broke from the union in 1523 Denmark on two occasion tried to reassert control over Sweden The first was in the Northern SevenYears War which lasted from 1563 till 1570The second occasion was Kalmar War when King Christian IV failed to defeat Sweden in the year 1611

In the Thirty Years War Christian tried to become the leader of Lutheran Statesin Germany but suffered a crushing defeat at the Battle of Lutter

In the 1645 Treaty Of Bromsebro Denmark surrendered Halland Gotland the lastparts of Danish Estonia amp few parts of Norway

Apart from Nordic colonies Denmark also ruled over Danish India (Tranquebar) from 1620 ndash 1869 the Danish Gold Coast (Ghana) from 1658 ndash 1850 amp The DanishWest Indies (US Virgin Islands) from 1671 ndash 1917

KING CHRISTIAN IV

The culture of Denmark while rich in the arts has some general characteristics associated with Danish society amp everyday culture

Modesty Punctuality above all Equality are important aspects of Danish way of living

One of the fundamental aspect of Danish culture is ldquoHyggerdquo which means relaxing with good friends or loved ones often while enjoying some good food ampsomething to drink or creating a more friendly environment by lighting few candles

The Danish word for Christmas holiday is ldquoJulrdquo from the Old Norse jol the termfor ldquomidwinterrdquo itself cognate with the English word

Midwinter celebrations were an important part of Scandinavian Culture since prehistoric times amp the term was retained to refer to ldquoChristmasrdquo after Christianization

The most important day for celebrations is Christmas Eve on 24th Dec in Denmarkwhen the family comes together The morning can be spent in various ways but most often it is the time when preparations are made for the evening

Juleaften (Danish word for Christmas Eve) starts at 6pm when traditional dinner is served The menu is - Flaeskesteg (Danish version of Roast pork) served with red cabbage amp sugarbrowned potatoes

- Ris arsquolamande is served as a dessert Itrsquos served cold with hot cherry sauce

Afterwards the candles on Christmas tree are lit amp the family dances around it singing Christmas carols

RIS a lsquo LAMANDE FLAESKESTEG

DANISH CHRISTMAS TREE

Danish folklore is made up of folk tales legends songs music popular beliefsamp traditions

The traditional dress of Denmark roughly dates back to the year 1750 - 1900 when clothes were often home-made from yarn spun from wool or flax

Numerous Danish folktales contains mythical figures such as trolls goblins elves amp wights as well as figures borrowed from Nordic Mythology

The nisse is a particularly well known legendary figure in Danish folklore

Traditionally each farm had itrsquos own nisse living on the loft or in a stable Dressed in grey with a pointed red cap he was no taller than a 10 years taller The nisse would be helpful if treated properly for instance giving him the bowl of porridgewith clump of butter at night failing such treatment he could become quite sometroublesome

ELF DANISH CLOTHES GOBLIN

NISSE PORIDGGE WITH BUTTER TROLLS

Danish meals consists of following traditional dishes Smorrebrod ndash Highly stacked open sandwiches on top of thin rye bread

Flaeskesteg ndash Pork roast with crisp skin Frikadeller ndash Pan fried dumpling of minced meat

Leverpostej ndash The liver is formed in to paste amp spread on dark rye bread

Akvavit ndash Itrsquos a traditionally flavoured spirit

Aebleskiver ndash Danish pancakes in a distinctive shape of a sphere

SMORREBROD FRIKADELLER AKVAVIT

LEVERPOSTEJ FLAESKESTEG AEBLESKIVER

Most Danes are active cyclists often using bicycle to commute to work schoolor college or to go for off trips on weekends

With itrsquos well ndash engineered cycling paths Copenhagen is especially suited for city cycling

Every day 13 million km are cycled in the city with 36 of all citizens commutingto school work or colleges by bicycle

Odense is named as the bicycle city of the year of because of most bicycle lanes in the city

Danish paintings goes back hundred of years Earlier work is often manifested in church for example in the form of the Frescos those from 16th century

The beginning of 19th century was the Golden Age Of Danish Painting

Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg was an important influence on the following generationrsquos study of nature in which landscape painting came to the fore

He had many successful students including Wilhelm Bendz Christen Kobke Martinus Rorbye Constantin Hansen etc

Some years later a number of painters including PS Kroyer amp Michael amp Anna Archer moved to Skagen moved to Jutland to paint the natural surroundings amp people

The National Museum Of Art amp the Glyptotek both in Copenhagen contains treasures of Danish amp international art

VESTEROTHE THREE KINGS WILHELM ECKERSBERG THORVALDSEN

WILHELM BENDZ PS KROYER GLYPTOTEK

The principal contributors to the Danish literature are undoubtedly Hans ChristianAndersen with his fairy tales the philosopher Soron Kierkegaard storyteller Karen Blixen amp playwright Ludvig Holberg

Some of the fairy tales written by Hans Christian Andersen wrote are The Ugly Duckling Thumbelina The Little Mermaid The Little Match Girl etc

HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN

THUMBELINA SORON KIERKEGAARD

LUDVIG HOLBERG

The architecture of Denmark has itrsquos origin in the Viking period but became recognizable in the Middle Ages when first Romanesque church sprang throughoutthe country

Neoclassicism came to Denmark from France amp in 19th century slowly merged intoNational Romantic Style when Danish designers came to in there own

In later of half of 20th century Danish architects entered the world scene with theirhighly successful Functionalism

Internationally perhaps the most celebrated of all is the architect who designedthe iconic Sydney Opera House Jorn Utzon

But within the Danish borders itrsquos the architect Arne Jacobson who is perhaps held in the highest esteem for developing the Danish Modern style amp furniture Theworld famous and much sorted Swan amp Egg chairs was developed by him

ROMANESQUE NATIONAL ROMANTIC STYLE

JORN ULTZON

SYDNEY OPERA HOUSE ARNE JACOBSON EGG CHAIR

Denmarkrsquos most famous composer is Carl Nielsen who is best known outside of Denmark for his Six Symphonies but whose melodies for popular songs are cherished among Danes

The Royal Danish Ballet specializes in the work of Danish choreographer AugustBournonville

Hans Abrahamsen Per Norgard amp Poul Ruders are successful composers of contemporary classical music

Danish interest in classical music is exemplified by the prestigious Opera House completed in 2000

The Copenhagen Jazz Festival has acquired an international reputation

The modern pop ndash rock scene has produced some bands of notes for example Laid Back MLTR Kashmir etc

Lars Ulrich of Metallica is the first Dane in the Rock amp Roll Hall Of Fame

CARL NIELSEN AUGUST BOURNONVILLE THE ROYAL DANISH THEATER

COPENHAGEN OPERA HOUSE

COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL

LARS ULRICH

The theatre in Denmark continues to thrive thanks to the many theatres in Copenhagen and across the country which put on a wide variety of Danish and foreign performances The flagship Royal Danish Theatre presents drama opera ballet and music Since the 18th century Danish playwrights have been successful in attracting wide public interest

Ludvig Holber is considered by many to be the founder of the Danish theatre Satirical comedies such as Jean de France and Jeppe of the Hill are still performed today

Adam Oehlenschlaumlger introduced romanticism to the Danish theatre Especially successful was his Earl Hakon the Mighty premiered in 1808

The Norwegian Henrik Ibsen also travelled to Copenhagen where he produced numerous plays such as A Dollrsquos House (1879)

Another popular Danish theatrical tradition is the revue which has been thriving since the mid 19th century Today revues are performed every summer to full houses in theatres across Denmark poking fun at the politics of the day and even the monarchy Among the most popular are Circusrevyen in Copenhagen with Lisbet Dahl and the Nykoslashbing Revy directed by Flemming Kroslashll in Nykoslashbing Falster

ROYAL PLAYHOUSE ADAM OEHLENSCHLAumlGER

HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS

2nd oldest Amusement part in the world - opened on 15 August 1843 ndash The oldest is a smaller park just 20 miles north ndash also in Denmark

AMALEINBORG ndash ROYAL PALACE

Residence of the Royal Family Queen and Prince The crown prince and his wife

KRONBORG CASTLE

Was used to guard the access to the baltic see Was the scene of Shakespearersquos Hamlet

LEGOLAND

Legorsquos are from Denmark and the first Legoland ever was created in Billund Denmark where Legorsquos are made

THE OLD TOWN IN AARHUS

Was founded in 1909 as the worlds first open-air museum of urban history and culture

VIKINGrsquoS SHIP MUSEUM

The Viking Ship Museum in Roskilde is the Danish museum for ships seafaring and boatbuilding culture in ancient and medieval times

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MOTTO OF DENMARK ndash rdquoGuds hjaeliglp Folkets kaeligrlighed Danmarks styrkerdquo rdquo Gods Help The people love Denmarks strengthrdquo

CAPITAL ndash Copenhagen

OFFICIAL LANGUAGE ndash Danish

POPULATION ndash 5543453

CURRENCY ndash Danish Krones

DEMONYM ndash Danish or Danes

PREHISTORY ndash





MIDDLE AGES ndash














KING CHRISTIAN IV










































LUDVIG HOLBERG







JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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MIDDLE AGES ndash














KING CHRISTIAN IV










































LUDVIG HOLBERG







JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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KING CHRISTIAN IV










































LUDVIG HOLBERG







JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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KING CHRISTIAN IV










































LUDVIG HOLBERG







JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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LUDVIG HOLBERG







JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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JORN ULTZON












LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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LARS ULRICH







HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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HENRIK IBSEN

COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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COPENHAGEN

TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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TIVOLI GARDENS




KRONBORG CASTLE


LEGOLAND






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LEGOLAND






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