The Danish Revival
Prologue
1. Danish History AD 400 - 1066
2. The Rise and Fall of the Kalmar Union 1066 - 1523
3. War and More War in the Nordic Lands 1523 - 1648
4. It's a Swedish World 1648 - 1836
2. The Rise and Fall of the Kalmar Union 1066 - 1523
3. War and More War in the Nordic Lands 1523 - 1648
4. It's a Swedish World 1648 - 1836
Part One - First Blood
5. A Meeting with Destiny
6. War in Arabia
7. Diary of a Soldier
8. Diary of a Soldier (cont.)
9. A German in Copenhagen
10. Conversation in the Kirsebær Blå
11. At Fredensborg Palace
12. Drama at the Bavarian Embassy
13. No Justice
14. War in Africa
6. War in Arabia
7. Diary of a Soldier
8. Diary of a Soldier (cont.)
9. A German in Copenhagen
10. Conversation in the Kirsebær Blå
11. At Fredensborg Palace
12. Drama at the Bavarian Embassy
13. No Justice
14. War in Africa
Part Two - What Lies Beyond
15. New Danish Industry
16. Political Party
17. Madding Far from the Crowd
18. The King is Dead, Long Live...
19. Secret Order of the Day
20. Two Swedes in Berlin
21. On the Eve of Bloody War
22. The Northern War Part I
23. Under a Waning Moon
24. A Fork in the Road
25. The Re-Education of Jens Stemme Part I
26. The Re-Education of Jens Stemme Part II
27. Darkness in the Stars
28. The Northern War Part II
29. Art is Art Part I
30. Art is Art Part II
31. It Takes a Lot of Ball
32. The Magic of Atlantis
33. The Final Curtain
16. Political Party
17. Madding Far from the Crowd
18. The King is Dead, Long Live...
19. Secret Order of the Day
20. Two Swedes in Berlin
21. On the Eve of Bloody War
22. The Northern War Part I
23. Under a Waning Moon
24. A Fork in the Road
25. The Re-Education of Jens Stemme Part I
26. The Re-Education of Jens Stemme Part II
27. Darkness in the Stars
28. The Northern War Part II
29. Art is Art Part I
30. Art is Art Part II
31. It Takes a Lot of Ball
32. The Magic of Atlantis
33. The Final Curtain
Part Three - There and Back Again
34. The Absurdity of it All
35. Love is a Drug
36. The Mystery of the Grey Wolf
37. Graveyard Shift
38. How Not to Have Fun in a Mausoleum
39. Inside the Magic Circle
40. In the Finn of It
41. Leaving Paris
42. Do What Thou Will
43. Meeting in Copenhagen
44. A Royal Mess
45. General Overview July 1841
46. Fate's Subtle Hand
47. A Danish Christmas Fairytale I
48. A Danish Christmas Fairytale II
49. A Danish Chirstmas Fairytale III
50. Denmark After the War
51. Going Home
35. Love is a Drug
36. The Mystery of the Grey Wolf
37. Graveyard Shift
38. How Not to Have Fun in a Mausoleum
39. Inside the Magic Circle
40. In the Finn of It
41. Leaving Paris
42. Do What Thou Will
43. Meeting in Copenhagen
44. A Royal Mess
45. General Overview July 1841
46. Fate's Subtle Hand
47. A Danish Christmas Fairytale I
48. A Danish Christmas Fairytale II
49. A Danish Chirstmas Fairytale III
50. Denmark After the War
51. Going Home
Part Four - Paradise Misplaced
52. Homecoming
53. Alpha and Omega
54. Alpha and Omega (cont.)
55. Bad Language
56. Pressing Matters
57. The State of the Nation
58. Redeeming the Irredeemible
59. Paper Tiger
60. Nature Takes Its Course
61. Love's Labours...
62. Love's Labours... (cont.)
63. A Dirty, Dirty World
64. Domestic Bliss
65. For the Love of Power
53. Alpha and Omega
54. Alpha and Omega (cont.)
55. Bad Language
56. Pressing Matters
57. The State of the Nation
58. Redeeming the Irredeemible
59. Paper Tiger
60. Nature Takes Its Course
61. Love's Labours...
62. Love's Labours... (cont.)
63. A Dirty, Dirty World
64. Domestic Bliss
65. For the Love of Power
Part Five - Brother Against Brother
66. Legitimate Business
67. The House of Pain
68. Before the Storm
69. Blood of Our Blood
70. Meeting in Odense
71. The Quiet Revolution
72. The Man Who Will Be King
73. Military Matters
74. Sweden and the Civil War
75. Subterfuge
76. The Battle of Haderslev
77. Grigori and Nephilim
78. Parley
79. Jens Goes Back To Paris
80. The Descent of Jens
81. The Ascent of Jens
82. Jens's Decision
83. The Fall of Copenhagen
84. Finding the Light
67. The House of Pain
68. Before the Storm
69. Blood of Our Blood
70. Meeting in Odense
71. The Quiet Revolution
72. The Man Who Will Be King
73. Military Matters
74. Sweden and the Civil War
75. Subterfuge
76. The Battle of Haderslev
77. Grigori and Nephilim
78. Parley
79. Jens Goes Back To Paris
80. The Descent of Jens
81. The Ascent of Jens
82. Jens's Decision
83. The Fall of Copenhagen
84. Finding the Light
Prologue
1. Danish History AD 400 - 1066
The origins of modern Denmark can be traced back to the fifth century, during the times of the Hunnic invasion from the east. The King Frode’s exploits are mentioned in Gesta Danorum (“Deeds of the Danes”), written in the twelfth century by the monk Saxo Grammaticus. According to legend Frode raised a massive army composed of soldiers from many of the conquered lands and delivered a huge blow to the Hunnic army.
Meanwhile, the Angles, the Jutes and the Saxons were busy conquering England, at various times fighting the Picts and Britons. Eventually they were triumphant, and for the next few centuries the Danes would have a very strong presence in the British Isles, especially with the coming of the Viking raiders in the eighth century.
The Vikings were fearsome warriors, famed for their savagery and brutality. Although they were to raid all the way down to the Iberian peninsula they concentrated their attacks on Britain, most notably Lindisfarne. This attack on a most holy island in the Kingdom of Northumbria sealed the Viking’s reputation as merciless and Godless barbarians, with the incident being recorded in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle. While this biased source is most likely highly exaggerated it is certain that Lindisfarne was a site of a Viking invasion, and a particularly brutal one at that.
Crucial to the Viking’s ability to perform successful raids were the famed Longships, designed so as to allow for swift and easy movement across the sea and even upriver. The Battle of Maldon (991) is testament to this, with Longships sailing up the river Blackwater so as to pillage Northey Island near the town of Maldon.
The Viking longship.
The Vikings do have a certain reputation for being mindless frenzied killing machines, which is not entirely fair. The Berserkers, it is true, rightly have a reputation for being insanely aggressive (berserk), but many Vikings were peaceful and agrarian, as shown by the many settlements throughout Britain, Ireland and Northern France. Many of the former raiders settled down as farmers, especially in Northern Scotland, the East coast of England (the “Danelaw”) and the Dublin area of Ireland.
Indeed, Danish control over much of England was consolidated under the rule of King Sweyn Forkbeard, whose son Canute was to rule a vast kingdom consisting of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Germany. However, upon Canute’s death the kingdom fell apart, with his son Harthacanute taking power in Denmark while Harold I was crowned King of England due to Harthacanute being "forsaken because he was too long in Denmark".
King Canute
The crowns was briefly reunited under Harthacanute in the late 1030s. So unpopular was his reign that he invited his half-brother Edward (the Confessor) to co-rule, eventually to become king when Harthacanute died in 1042. The Saxon line was to rule in England until the Norman invasion of 1066, where to some degree at least Vikings regained power, or at least descendants of Vikings. From this time on Denmark had no influence in England, but still remained a powerful force in Scandinavia.
Next: The rise and fall of the Kalmar Union
The origins of modern Denmark can be traced back to the fifth century, during the times of the Hunnic invasion from the east. The King Frode’s exploits are mentioned in Gesta Danorum (“Deeds of the Danes”), written in the twelfth century by the monk Saxo Grammaticus. According to legend Frode raised a massive army composed of soldiers from many of the conquered lands and delivered a huge blow to the Hunnic army.
Meanwhile, the Angles, the Jutes and the Saxons were busy conquering England, at various times fighting the Picts and Britons. Eventually they were triumphant, and for the next few centuries the Danes would have a very strong presence in the British Isles, especially with the coming of the Viking raiders in the eighth century.
The Vikings were fearsome warriors, famed for their savagery and brutality. Although they were to raid all the way down to the Iberian peninsula they concentrated their attacks on Britain, most notably Lindisfarne. This attack on a most holy island in the Kingdom of Northumbria sealed the Viking’s reputation as merciless and Godless barbarians, with the incident being recorded in the Anglo-Saxon chronicle. While this biased source is most likely highly exaggerated it is certain that Lindisfarne was a site of a Viking invasion, and a particularly brutal one at that.
Crucial to the Viking’s ability to perform successful raids were the famed Longships, designed so as to allow for swift and easy movement across the sea and even upriver. The Battle of Maldon (991) is testament to this, with Longships sailing up the river Blackwater so as to pillage Northey Island near the town of Maldon.
The Viking longship.
The Vikings do have a certain reputation for being mindless frenzied killing machines, which is not entirely fair. The Berserkers, it is true, rightly have a reputation for being insanely aggressive (berserk), but many Vikings were peaceful and agrarian, as shown by the many settlements throughout Britain, Ireland and Northern France. Many of the former raiders settled down as farmers, especially in Northern Scotland, the East coast of England (the “Danelaw”) and the Dublin area of Ireland.
Indeed, Danish control over much of England was consolidated under the rule of King Sweyn Forkbeard, whose son Canute was to rule a vast kingdom consisting of Denmark, England, Norway and parts of Germany. However, upon Canute’s death the kingdom fell apart, with his son Harthacanute taking power in Denmark while Harold I was crowned King of England due to Harthacanute being "forsaken because he was too long in Denmark".
King Canute
The crowns was briefly reunited under Harthacanute in the late 1030s. So unpopular was his reign that he invited his half-brother Edward (the Confessor) to co-rule, eventually to become king when Harthacanute died in 1042. The Saxon line was to rule in England until the Norman invasion of 1066, where to some degree at least Vikings regained power, or at least descendants of Vikings. From this time on Denmark had no influence in England, but still remained a powerful force in Scandinavia.
Next: The rise and fall of the Kalmar Union
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