Danish evolved from Old Norse and is very closely related to Norwegian and Swedish. A close cousin after that is Icelandic, but Danish is also part of the same language family as German, Dutch, and English. The Danish language began to develop around the year 1100 and was very similar to Old Norse. Technically, all…
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Fun Facts and Trivia About Tycho Brahe
Tycho Brahe was a Danish astronomer during the Renaissance. He was born into several noble families of Denmark. In addition to astronomy, he was also interested in alchemy. He is considered the last great astronomer before the invention of the telescope. He is sometimes simply referred to as Tycho. Tycho Brahe famously lost his nose…
Fun Fact: Where Badminton Is Most Popular in Europe
While badminton is popular worldwide, in Europe, the country that seems to favor the game the most is actually Denmark.
Things I Like: Vikings: Valhalla (TV Series) Season 3
Vikings: Valhalla is a Netflix series my wife and I enjoy quite a bit and while we didn’t jump to start the newest (and final) season immediately, we finally got done watching it the other day. King Cnute is still the king of the North Sea Empire and virtually all of his conquered lands are…
(Not So) Fun Fact: When the British Invaded Iceland
Iceland was officially neutral during World War II but was invaded by the British and occupied for the majority of the war until being transferred to the Americans. The reasoning for this is because Germany wanted Iceland. A month before the British invaded, they had taken over Denmark in which they were in a political…