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This is a page about the chronological history of Denmark, starting with the Stone Age and ending with present Denmark.
Stone Age-iron age[edit]
| Event | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Stone Age | 12,000 bc | starting of the Stone Age |
| Yamnaya culture migration to Denmark[1] | 5,000 bc | first people of Denmark died out |
Viking age-Middle ages[edit]
| Event | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| Founding of Ribe | 705 | Ribe becomes a trading center |
| Battle of Brávellir | 770 | Death of Harald Wartooth |
| Gudfred's Invasion of the Obodrites | 808 | Seaborne invasion was successful |
| Gudfred's Invasion of Frisia | 810 | Death of Gudfred |
| Treaty of Heiligen | 811 | Danish border confirmed at the Eider |
| Great Heathen Army invasion of England | 865 | Establishment of the Danelaw |
| Siege of Paris (885–886) | 885 | Paris defended from the Vikings |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| Danish Civil Wars | 1131–1134; 1139–1143; 1146–1157 | Valdemar I of Denmark becomes King of Denmark |
| Wendish Crusade | 1147 | Crusader victory |
| Founding of Copenhagen[3] | 1167 | Copenhagen founded by Absalon |
| Battle of Dösjebro | 1181 | Royal victory |
| Battle of Stellau | 1201 | Holstein Subjegated |
| Battle of Lyndanisse | 1215 | Flag of Denmark reportedly fell down |
| Expedition to Frisia[4] | 1252 | Death of Abel |
| Murder of Erik V | 1286 | Death of Erik |
| Rebellion against Christopher II of Denmark[5] | 1326 | Christopher II of Denmark deposed |
| Reunification of Denmark | 1340-1360 | Valdemar IV buys Denmark |
| Danish-Hanseatic War (1361-1370) | 1361-1370 | Hanseatic League gains control over several forts in Scania |
| Treaty of Kalmar | 1397 | Establishment of the Kalmar Union |
| Dano-Hanseatic War (1426–1435) | 1426-1435 | Henseatic Victory |
| Coup d'état against Erik of Pomerania | 1439-1440 | Christopher of Bavaria succeeds the danish throne |
| Treaty of Ribe | 1460 | Schleswig and Holstein should remain Forever Undivided |
1500-1814[edit]
1814-1945[edit]
1945-present[edit]
| Event | Date | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 1946 Faroese independence referendum | 1946 | Home rule established on the Faroe Islands |
| Danish accession into NATO | 1949 | Denmark becomes a member of NATO |
| Greenlandic independence | 1979 | Greenland gains more autonomy |
| Operation Bøllebank | 1994 | UN forces repulse Serb ambush |
| Abdication of Margrethe II | 2024 | Abdication of Margrethe II |
Notelist[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/vores-forfaedre-er-ikke-dem-vi-troede-men-hvem-er-de-saa}}
- ^ "Gorm the Old - King of Denmark".
- ^ "History: Home to kings, queens and vikings".
- ^ "Abel, ca. 1218-1252".
- ^ "Valdemar 3. Eriksen, 1315-1364". Danmarks Historien (Aarhus University). Retrieved August 1, 2018.
- ^ "Den danske flåde 1510-2010" Archived 2010-05-26 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish) Retrieved 5 June 2010.
- ^ Bricka, Carl Frederik. "283 (Dansk biografisk Lexikon / V. Bind. Faaborg - Gersdorff)". runeberg.org (in Danish). Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ "Jens Munk". Today's Canadian Birthdays. Retrieved November 29, 2015.
- ^ "Jens Munk – Scandinavia's First Great Polar Explorer (The Council of Europe Cultural Routes)". Ub.uit.no. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ^ "A Bit About Bornholm – Our Beautiful Danish Island | Penyllan".
- ^ "Rømer, Ole Christensen, 1644-1710". Dansk biografisk Lexikon. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
- ^ Frost 2000, p. 229