The Denmark of today was only a small part of the huge kingdom which Christian III took over in 1536 after victory in the civil war. At that time, Denmark included Scania, Halland, Blekinge, Gothland and Oesel. Furthermore, Norway and its extensive North Atlantic possessions witch was the Faroes, I...

Background Information Denmark lies northwest of Europe, the southernmost of the Scandinavian countries. It is bounded on the north by the Skagerrak, an arm of the North Sea; on the east by the Kattegat (an extension of the Skagerrak). Also by the Øresund (The Sound) a strait linking the Kattegat a...

History Queen Margaret was born in 1353 and died in 1412. She was the Queen of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. She was the queen of these countries all at different times in her life. Another Queen Margaret Brought together Sweden, Denmark, and Norway all under one kingdom but after a whi...

Frank 1 Throughout the late tenth century in Scandinavia, many societies were adversely affected by the spread of Christianity. The Vikings were traditionally a pagan community believing in many gods and heathen rituals, such as human and material sacrifice. Through the influence of powerful Ch...

"Something is rotten in the state of Denmark." As Hamlet progresses, Shakespeare reveals the true scope of this rottenness, which extends to almost every character in the play. The all pervasive rottenness present in Elsinore is portrayed by Shakespeare both through the actions of his ch...

In AD 789, three strange ships arrived at Portland on the southern coast of England. The "Reeve" or representative of the King of Wessex rode out to meet these visitors. He took with him only a small group of men under the impression that the strangers were traders. The strangers slew them. Ac...

Multiculturalism, Immigration and their relationship with the Welfare State Issues concerning immigration within the Swedish Welfare state require a certain amount of individual pioneering on Sweden's part. The policies that work for other countries cannot be applied in the same manner. Si...