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Fyrkat

 

Fyrkat is a ring castle from the Viking Age. The castle was built in the reign period of Harald Bluetooth

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xSpiked mace

   
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Sophie Amalie, Queen

 

Sophie Amalie was married to Frederik III and queen of Denmark in the periode of 1648-1670 

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Iron Age

   

In the Iron Age iron replaced bronze as the most used metal for making weapons, tools and other artefacts

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Public "Fruentimmer"

 

The term a public "Fruentimmer" was used in Denmark and refers to a prostitute

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Go to the thingstead

   

"To go to the thingstead" was an expression used to describe the place where the executive, judicial and legislative branches met.

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The Gold Coast

 

The Gold Coast was a Danish colony in West Africa from 1658 to 1850. Gold, ivory and slaves were the primary trade products

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Folklore

 

Folklores was part of an oral tradition where the stories was handed down from one generation to the next

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Frit Danmark (Free Denmark), magazine

 

Frit Danmark, or Free Denmark, was an illegal magazine. It was published during the German occupation of Denmark 1940-1945

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