Timeline Of Denmark
 

Timeline of Denmark

Timeline of Denmark
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Harald Bluetooth (King Harold I) converts the Danes to Christianity
Vikings found the city of Oslo
Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden
WW1 and WW2
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   The Vikings were prolific seafaring warriors from Denmark, Norway and Sweden. The early Danish timeline reflects the history of the Vikings 
     
  793Vikings first raid in England. The monastery of St. Cuthbert at Lindisfarne is sacked 
     
  844Vikings raid Seville in Spain 
     
  845Vikings, led by Ragnor, travel up the River Seine in France 
     
  845The French King pays a ransom to prevent the sacking of Paris 
     
  860Vikings attack Constantinople 
     
  862Vikings found Novgorod in Russia 
     
  874Vikings settle Iceland 
     
  900Vikings raid the Mediterranean coasts 
     
  911Vikings under Rollo are settled in Normandy 
     
  981Erik the Red discovers Greenland 
     
  986Vikings land in Canada 
     
  965Harald Bluetooth (King Harold I) converts the Danes to Christianity 
     
  1000Greenland and Iceland are converted to Christianity by the Vikings 
     
  1001Leif Eriksson reaches the American coast 
     
  1016The Danish king Canute (Knut) II defeats the Wessex King Edmund and becomes King of Denmark and England 
     
  1028Danish Canute conquers Norway 
     
  1035King Canute dies and the heir to Denmark and England is Hardacnut 
     
  1042Hardacnut dies suddenly and Edward the Confessor regains the throne of England 
     
  1050Vikings found the city of Oslo in Norway which is established as a major trade center. 
     
  1350The Black plague, "Svartedauen" sweeps Denmark and Scandinavia killing one third of the inhabitants 
     
  1397Union of Kalmar unites Denmark, Sweden and Norway under a single monarch. Denmark is the dominant power 
     
  1660Denmark becomes a hereditary monarchy under Frederik III  
     
  1729Greenland becomes a Danish province 
     
  1814Denmark cedes Norway to Sweden 
     
  19141914-1918:  World War I - Denmark is neutral 
     
  1939Denmark signs 10-year non-aggression pact with Nazi Germany 
     
  1940Germany invades Denmark 
     
  1945August 1945: The United States dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 
     
  1945Germany surrenders and Danish occupation ends. 
     
Timeline of Denmark

Timeline of Denmark
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