Kingdom of Denmark

Kingdom of Denmark was a state in Scandinavia and the Baltic (Europe) that lasted from c. 936 to 1397 CE, about 461 years. Its people spoke Germanic languages (Gothic, Frankish, English, German, Dutch, Norse).

Gorm the Old and his son Harald Bluetooth, who made the Danes Christian, founded the realm. Valdemar I and Valdemar II made it the leading Baltic power before Margaret I joined it to Norway and Sweden.

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Facts

Dates

c. 936 to 1397 CE

Duration

461 years

Type

State

Region

Scandinavia and the Baltic, Europe

Language family

Germanic

Capital

Jelling, later Roskilde

Came from

• Viking Age Norse 793 to 1066 CE

Became

• Kalmar Union 1397 to 1523 CE

Events in Europe during its time

• 988 Baptism of the Rus
• 1054 East-West Schism
• 1066 Norman conquest of England
• 1095 First Crusade proclaimed
• 1204 Crusaders sack Constantinople
• 1215 Magna Carta
• 1240 Mongols sack Kiev
• 1347 Black Death reaches Europe

Neighbours in Europe

• Republic of Venice c. 697 to 1797 CE
• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE
• Holy Roman Empire 962 to 1806 CE
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE
• Kievan Rus 882 to 1240 CE
• Papal States 756 to 1870 CE
• Kingdom of Scotland 843 to 1707 CE
• Republic of Genoa c. 1005 to 1797 CE
• Kingdom of Portugal 1139 to 1910 CE
• Kingdom of Bohemia 1198 to 1918 CE

Elsewhere in the world at the same time

• Byzantine Empire 395 to 1453 CE, Middle East
• Swahili city-states c. 800 to 1700 CE, Central and Southern Africa
• Ghana Empire (Wagadu) c. 300 to 1200 CE, North and West Africa
• Kingdom of Aksum c. 100 to 940 CE, North and West Africa
• Srivijaya c. 650 to 1377 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ethiopian Empire (Solomonic dynasty) 1270 to 1974 CE, North and West Africa
• Khmer Empire 802 to 1431 CE, Southeast Asia
• Ottoman Empire 1299 to 1922 CE, Middle East
• Tiwanaku c. 400 to 1000 CE, South America
• Kingdom of Kongo c. 1390 to 1914 CE, Central and Southern Africa

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