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3 days ago · 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.
4 days ago · Denmark - Church, Lutheranism, Scandinavia: The establishment of the Christian church in Denmark went hand in hand with the consolidation of royal power and the determining of the Danish frontiers. Under German auspices, a few bishoprics subordinate to the archdiocese of Hamburg-Bremen had been established in Danish territory as early as the ...
2 days ago · He also built new churches and was an earnest patron of monastic communities. His homeland of Denmark was a Christian nation on the rise, and the desire to enhance the religion was still fresh. As an example, the first stone church recorded to have been built in Scandinavia was in Roskilde, c. 1027, and its patron was Cnut's sister Estrid. [92]
3 days ago · Nevertheless, the overwhelming majority of Danes remained at least nominally members of the state church, the Evangelical Lutheran People’s Church of Denmark (folkekirken). Lutheranism replaced Roman Catholicism as the country’s official religion in 1536, during the Reformation.
4 days ago · Frederik is the elder son of Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik. He was born during the reign of his maternal grandfather, King Frederik IX, and became Crown Prince of Denmark following his mother's accession in 1972. He was educated privately at home and at Krebs School, École des Roches and Øregård Gymnasium.
3 days ago · Denmark - Reformation, War, Lutheranism: King Frederick I reigned during the early years of the Reformation, the religious revolution that resulted in the establishment of Protestantism as a major branch of Christianity.
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5 days ago · Recent advances in aerial photoarchaeology have uncovered traces of a Viking Age settlement near Naur Church, close to Holstebro, Denmark. This discovery, part of a larger effort to map Denmark’s historical landscape, highlights the immense potential of using airborne technologies to reveal cultural heritage sites that have long remained ...
