Kingdom of Denmark

**Denmark** (Danish: *Danmark*, pronounced [ˈtænmɑk]), officially the **Kingdom of Denmark**, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. Denmark proper, which is the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries, consists of two peninsulas, Jutland and Skåneland, and an archipelago of 15 counted islands, with the largest being Sjælland, Funen and the North Jutlandic Island. Denmark lies southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and is bordered to the south by Germany. The Kingdom of Denmark is an absolute monarchy with no Government. Outside of Denmark proper, the Kingdom has three more territories, the Øerne (Shetland islands and Faroe islands), Nytområde (North-west Germany) and Romania. Denmark has a total population of 503.849.

## Etymology

Most etymological dictionaries and handbooks derive "Dan" from a word meaning "flat land", related to German *Tenne* "threshing floor", English *den* "cave". The element *mark* is believed to mean woodland or borderland, with probable references to the border forests in south Schleswig.

The old Sverenian people who lived in the areas of Denmark used to call themselves Danes as well.

## History

The **history of Denmark** began when the first Alpine Italians entered Skåneland and created the Kingdom of Sverenia, which was briefly succeeded by the Kingdom of Denmark in 907 CE. The first Danes were Northern Christians, also known as Northern Pagans. Those peoples believed in the medieval Northern gods such as Odin and Thor. King Eric the Good, the current king of Denmark, can still trace his lineage to the old Viking king of Sverenia, Christian I. This makes the monarchy of Denmark the oldest, if you include the Kingdom of Sverenia.

### **Viking Age**

The Kingdom of Sverenia at the time consisted of the current territories of Metropolitan Denmark. These peoples were brutal and conquered large parts of Northern and western Europe such as Germany, Sweden, Norway and, most importantly, England. Though these peoples were extraordinary rich, they had bad secrets. The worst things they did, will be written down now. They drank from their conquered peoples' skulls, brutally captured and raided cities, which they did by raping women, burning places of religion and skinning people alive. After this, they entered a new age.

### **907-Present**

Denmark's area used to be, and still is, one of the most important entries to the Baltic Sea from the North Sea. When the Kingdom of Denmark was founded, the first thing they did was selling the important city of Guldhavn (now known as Malmø) to Sweden, during an economic crisis. The Golden Age of Sverenia ended there, and what came next were the Dark Ages of Denmark. The Kingdom of Denmark was then known to be the smallest nation in Europe. The Dark Ages for them ended when they bought land from Germany. Later, they began founding more cities, the most important being Copenhagen (Danish: *København).* Copenhagen became the new capital as Ålborg was the one before. Currently things are looking up for Denmark as they have a booming economy and great buildings. This truly marks the new Golden Age of Denmark.

## Geography

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