Denmark in world history : the external history of Denmark from the Stone Age to the Middle Ages with special reference to the Danish influence on the English-speaking nations

Second printing, 1968. Fifteen hundred years ago there were no Englishmen in England. There were Britons in Britain, but the westward movement that gave rise to the English-speaking nations originated in Denmark in the year 449 A.D. Englishmen may still remember their close connection with the North, from which area came most of their language and many of their democratic ideals and institutions. Americans may still remember their close connection with England, from which they inherited most of their language and many of their democratic ideals and institutions. Most Americans, however, are unaware of the first chapter of their own history. Denmark in World History 11 Denmark 14 The Stone Age 18 The Hunting Peoples 19 The Megalithic People 21 The Battle-Axe People 27 The Bronze Age 33 The Iron Age 47 The Teutonic Peoples 49 The Cimbri 51 The Teutons 57 The Hardi 58 The Ambrones 60 The Migrations 60 The Ostrogoths and Visigoths 63 The Eruli 65 The Vandals 73 The Burgundians 76 The Langobardi 77 The Silingi 80 The Ingvaeoni 80 The Frisians 81 The Franks 83 The Suebi 84 The Saxons 86 The Germans 87 The Jutes 88 The Geatas 99 The Angles 107 The Danes 120 The Skjoldungs 137 King Gudfred 145 The Vikings 156 The Sons of Lodbrog 188 Ivar 196 Halfdan 198 Language and Place-names 198 Law and Justice 201 Colonization 209 The Normans 217 King Gorm 231 Harald Blue-Tooth 243 Svend Forkbeard 257 Canute the Great 272 Conclusion 306 Bibliography 341 List of Illustrations 355 References 359 Index 372