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Christmas in the Danish media

 

The Danish media has a long history of celebrating Christmas - starting in 1927

Christmas, calenders, tradition, broadcast, radio tv, , , ,
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Danebod, Thyra

 

Thyra Danebod was the Queen of Gorm the Old and is featured on the rune stones in Jelling

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Birk

 

A Birk means a small judicial unit separated from a district. 

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Trankebar

 

Trankebar was a Danish colony and trading post in the Westindies from 1620 to 1845

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Grundtvig, Niels Frederik Severin

   

Grundtvig was a priest, author and politician. He familiarised himself with "the living words" and his ideas lead to Folk High Schools

Grundtvig, N.F.S., Hojskole, Folkehojskole, , , , ,
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Private Independent Schools

 

The Private Independant Schools ensures that the parents can participate in the decision-making

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The Hærulf Runestone

   

The Hærulf runestone is located at Hærvejen between Immervad and Hovslund in south Jutland

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Eider Policy

   

The main purpose of The Eider Policy was to define the Danish state and its borders

Eider Policy, Ejderpolitik, Lehmann, Jutland peninsula, , , , ,
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Scholten, Peter von

 

Peter von Scholten was the General Governor in the Danish Westindies from 1828 to 1848. He abolished slavery on the three islands

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