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Thingstead

   

The thingstead was the center of the judicial, executive and legislative branches in the Viking Age and the Middles Ages

thingstead, communal meeting, legislative executive judicial, , , , , ,
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Piggy Bank, the

 

Teaching children the value of money and thrift by giving them a money box can be traced back to the ancient Greeks and Romans

Andersen, Money, Savings, , , , , ,
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Lemon, the

 

The Lemon was a Danish resistance fighter during the German occupation of Denmark. He took part in several assassinations.

The lemon, resistance, German occupation, Holger Danske, Mindelunden, , , ,
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Sprogø

 

Albeit small, the island of Sprogø has always played a vital role. Now it serves as the halfway-point that binds the country together

Sprogoe, Sprogø, Fortress, , , , , ,
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The Silver Cups From Hoby

 

The silver cups from Hoby weighs approx. 1 kg. Images from the Iliad is depicted on both cups

The Silver Cups from Hoby, Iliad, Greek Roman, National Museum, Lolland, , , ,
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Dagmar Cross, The

 

The Dagmar Cross, a very valuable Byzantine cross, tied to Queen Dagmar who is burried in Siant Bendts church in Ringsted.

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Franciscan Monks

   

The Franciscans created their first monastery in Denmark in Ribe. By the end of the Middle Ages they had 20 monasteries in Denmark

munk, grayfriar, monk, monasteries, , , , ,
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Hedeby

 

Hedeby was, due to its central position, an important trade town in Scandinavia during the Viking Age

Hedeby, Viking Age, Dannevirke, Trade, , , , ,
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Greyfriars

   

Greyfriars came to Denmark in the 1200s and built monasteries in Odense and Ribe

Mendicant order, Greyfriars , Franciscan, monk, , , , ,
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