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	DENMARK - LoveToKnow Article on DENMARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Denmark, however, is nowhere low in the sense in which Holland is; the country is pleasantly diversified, and rises a little at the coast even though it remains flat inland.
		Population.The population of Denmark in 1901 was 2,449,540.
		Denmark was offered an alliance, the complete restitution of her fleet after the war, a guarantee of all her possessions, compensation for all expenses, and even territorial aggrandizement.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /D/DE/DENMARK.htm (20575 words)

	Denmark. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Denmark’s main exports are agricultural and industrial machinery, teak and oak furniture, meat, fish, and metals and metal manufactures; the chief imports are machinery, metals, motor vehicles, and fuels.
		Denmark was involved in numerous wars with Sweden and other neighbors; the participation of Christian IV (reigned 1588–1648) in the Thirty Years War (1618–48) and the wars of Frederick III (reigned 1648–70) with Sweden caused Denmark to lose its hegemony in the north to Sweden.
		Frederick III and Christian V (reigned 1670–99), aided by their minister Count Griffenfeld, were able to make the kingdom an absolute monarchy with the support of the peasants and townspeople.
	www.bartleby.com /65/de/Denmark.html (1996 words)

	Eric II of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Erik II Emune, died September 18, 1137) was king of Denmark between 1135 and 1137.
		He was an illegitimate son of Eric I of Denmark.
		King Sweyn III of Denmark was Erik's illegitimate son.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Eric_II_of_Denmark (286 words)

	Sweyn I of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sweyn is rarely recorded as having used this name though, and the inscriptions on his coinage and fact that he was accepted by the English Witan as king Sweyn would seem to corroborate this.
		Sweyn was almost certainly involved in the raids against England in 1003-1005, 1006-1007, and 1009-1012, following the St. Brice's Day massacre of England's Danish inhabitants in November 1002, recorded in the chronicles of John of Wallingford.
		Sweyn Forkbeard's nickname, which was probably used during his lifetime, refers to a long, pitchfork-like moustache, a "tjuge" in Old Norse, not to a full beard.
	www.1bx.com /en/Sweyn_I.htm (1229 words)

	Sweyn III of Denmark - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Sven III Grathe (11XX - 1157) was the king of Denmark between 1146 and 1157.
		At the abdication of Eric III 1146 Sweyn was elected a king on Zealand but for the next years he had to fight against his rival Canute V who ruled in Jutland.
		After some years of exile Sweyn was 1157 by German military help able to force through a tripartition of the kingdom making himself the ruler of Scania.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweyn_III_of_Denmark (245 words)

	The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition: Denmark @ HighBeam Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		In the late 16th and early 17th cent., Denmark had a brilliant court, with a brisk intellectual and cultural life; the astronomer Tycho Brahe (1546-1601) was a major figure, and the Danish Renaissance style of architecture (strongly influenced by that of the Low Countries) was developed.
		Denmark was involved in numerous wars with Sweden and other neighbors; the participation of Christian IV (reigned 1588-1648) in the Thirty Years War (1618-48) and the wars of Frederick III (reigned 1648-70) with Sweden caused Denmark to lose its hegemony in the north to Sweden.
		Frederick III and Christian V (reigned 1670-99), aided by their minister Count Griffenfeld, were able to make the kingdom an absolute monarchy with the support of the peasants and townspeople.
	www.highbeam.com /library/doc0.asp?DOCID=1E1:Denmark&refid=ip_encyclopedia_hf (2009 words)

	Sweyn I of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sweyn Forkbeard was finally accepted as the King of England following the flight to Normandy of king Ethelred the Unready in late 1013.
		Sweyn died at Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, having ruled England unopposed for only five weeks, and his body was returned to Denmark.
		He was succeeded as King of Denmark by his elder son, Harold II; the Danish fleet proclaimed his younger son Canute the Great as King of England, but they and he returned to Denmark, with Ethelred being restored.
	www.wikimoz.org /wiki/en/wikipedia/s/sw/sweyn_i_of_denmark.html (367 words)

	SWEYN I OF DENMARK FACTS AND INFORMATION (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is highly doubtful; Adam's writings regarding Sweyn and his father are compromised by his (Adam's) desire to emphasize Sweyn's father Harold as a candidate for sainthood, and he claims that Sweyn, who was baptized along with his father, was a heathen.
		And furthermore, Sweyn Forkbeard is known with a high degree of certainty to have presided over a meeting between two of his earls on the Danish island of Sejerø near Zealand's northeastern tip in 993, at least a year before the death of king Erik and Sweyn's supposed "return" to Denmark.
		King Sweyn was never a heathen, but he did enlist priests and bishops from England rather than from Hamburg, and this must have given Adam of Bremen further cause to dislike him.
	www.fandcproperties.com /Sweyn_I_of_Denmark (1046 words)

	DANISH HISTORY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Canute, the son of Sweyn I Forkbeard, king of the Danes, conquered England in 1013.
		Denmark became a constitutional monarchy, civil liberties were guaranteed, and a bicameral legislature, which was to share legislative power with the Crown, was established.
		In 1920 North Schleswig was incorporated into Denmark as a result of a plebiscite carried out in accordance with the terms of the Treaty of Versailles; the southern part of Schleswig had voted to remain in Germany.
	britishbattles.homestead.com /files/baltic/denmark/danish_hist_from_encarta.htm (4117 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Sweyn
		Sweyn III (?-1157), claimant to the throne of Denmark, remembered as an unpopular and lawless ruler.
		Sweyn III was the son of the king of Denmark,...
		Sweyn II was the son of Jarl (Earl) Ulf and Astrid (Estrith), the daughter of Sweyn I and sister of...
	encarta.msn.com /encnet/refpages/search.aspx?q=Sweyn (86 words)

	Denmark
		She was the daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway, and married James in 1589.
		Christian III (1503-59), king of Denmark and Norway (1534-59), the son of Frederick I. Christian established Lutheranism as the state religion in all his dominions, defeating a strong Roman Catholic opposition and confiscating the lands and properties of the church.
		Sweyn was the son of Harold Bluetooth and the father of Canute.
	website.lineone.net /~johnbidmead/denmark.htm (2882 words)

	Valdemar I of Denmark
		As the rightful heir to the throne and with his rivals quickly gaining power he was raised at the court of Asser Rig of Fjenneslev together with Asser's son Absalon who would become his trusted friend and minister.
		He reorganized and rebuilt wartorn Denmark and at the instigation of Absalon declared war upon the Wends who inhabited Pomerania and the island of Rügen.
		In 1168 the Wendish capital of Arkona was taken and the Wends became Christians and subject to Danish suzeranity.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Waldemar_the_Great_of_Denmark.html (284 words)

	Denmark articles on Encyclopedia.com
		Anne of Denmark ANNE OF DENMARK [Anne of Denmark] 1574-1619, queen consort of James I of England (James VI of Scotland), daughter of Frederick II of Denmark and Norway.
		Margaret I MARGARET I [Margaret I] 1353-1412, queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden, daughter of Waldemar IV of Denmark.
		The younger son of Sweyn of Denmark, Canute accompanied his father on the expedition of 1013 that invaded England and forced Ãthelred to flee to Normandy.
	www.encyclopedia.com /searchpool.asp?target=Denmark (470 words)

	Denmark
		Harold's son, Sweyn I, conquered all of England in 1013 and 1014.
		In 1380 Denmark and Norway were joined in a union under one king, Olaf II, a grandson of Waldemar IV, and with Norway came Iceland and the Faroe Islands.
		Denmark was the dominant power, but Swedish aristocrats strove repeatedly-and with some success-for Sweden's autonomy within the union.
	www.cartage.org.lb /en/themes/GeogHist/histories/history/hiscountries/D/denmark.html (1808 words)

	Niels of Denmark: biography and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He was presumably the youngest son of king Sweyn Estridson (Sweyn Estridson: more facts about this subject) and married Margaret, princess of Sweden, with whom he had prince Magnus.
		He and his brothers had ruled Denmark for a total of sixty years, and while all of them were remarkable in their own way, Niels was perhaps the best one, a skilled administrator and pragmatician who finished what his father had started and brought Denmark all the way into the Middle Ages.
		Eric I (Eric I: eric i of denmark (born circa 1070 - died 1103) was king of denmark following...
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /reference/niels_of_denmark (590 words)

	Denmark
		Sweyn's son, Canute the Great, who reigned from 1014 to 1035, united Denmark, England, and Norway under his rule; the southern tip of Sweden was part of Denmark until the 17th century.
		Denmark was a strong ally to the U.S. during the Iraq war, one of five countries to contribute combat troops (the others were the U.S., UK, Australia, and Poland).
		Frederick III, king of Denmark and Norway - Frederick III, 1609–70, king of Denmark and Norway (1648–70), son and successor of...
	www.factmonster.com /ipka/A0107460.html (831 words)

	Branches and Leaves: Aedd Mawr \| ACO GENEALOGY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Emperor of the West, was the son of Constantius III and Galla Placidia.
		Hildis was born 483 in Jutland, Denmark and died in 572 or 548.
		— Harald III of Denmark, born 989 and died in 1018.
	www.ancuairt.org /genealogy/aeddmawr.htm (6145 words)

	VALDEMAR I. OF DENMARK - LoveToKnow Article on VALDEMAR I. OF DENMARK (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		VALDEMAR I. OF DENMARK - LoveToKnow Article on VALDEMAR I. ancient division of the bishop's manors for administrative and judicial purposes.
		In the same century the upper part of the valley was colonized by Germans from Hasli (Bern), who thoroughly Teutonized it, though many Romance local names still remain.
		But his long reign is unstained by a single ignoble deed, and he devoted himself heart and soul to the promotion of the material and spiritual welfare of Denmark.
	www.35.1911encyclopedia.org /V/VA/VALDEMAR_I_OF_DENMARK.htm (1366 words)

	Orkney Islands - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 1468 Orkney and Shetland were pledged by Christian I of Denmark and Norway for the payment of the dowry of his daughter Margaret, betrothed to James III of Scotland, and as the money was never paid, their connection with the crown of Scotland has been perpetual.
		In 1471 James bestowed the castle and lands of Ravenscraig in Fife on William, earl of Orkney, in exchange for all his rights to the earldom of Orkney, which, by act of parliament, passed on February 20, 1472, was annexed to the Scottish crown.
		The see remained vacant from 1580 to 1606, and from 1638 till the Restoration, and, after the accession of William III, the episcopacy was finally abolished (1697), although many of the clergy refused to conform.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Orkney (2699 words)

	Middle East Open Encyclopedia: Valdemar I of Denmark (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Valdemar I of Denmark (1131-1182), also known as Valdemar the Great, was King of Denmark from 1157 until 1182.
		As one heir to the throne and with his rivals quickly gaining power, he was raised at the court of Asser Rig of Fjenneslev together with Asser's son Absalon, who would become his trusted friend and minister.
		The pretenders to the throne were: Sweyn III Grathe, son of Eric II Emune; Canute (Knud V Magnussen), son of Prince Magnus who was son of King Niels; and Valdemar himself (he was holding Jutland, at least southern Jutland, as his possession).
	www.baghdadmuseum.org /ref?title=Valdemar_I_of_Denmark (558 words)

	Frederick III, king of Denmark and Norway
		Frederick III, 1609–70, king of Denmark and Norway (1648–70), son and successor of Christian IV.
		The Netherlands and Brandenburg, allies of Denmark, then assisted in repulsing the Swedes, and the peace of Copenhagen was made (1660).
		Gustav III of Sweden: the forgotten despot of the age of enlightenment: A.D. Harvey recalls the career of the Swedish king whose assassination inspired a famous opera.
	www.infoplease.com /ce6/people/A0819538.html (288 words)

	ScienceDaily: Sweyn iii of denmark
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	Sweyn III of Denmark: bio and encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sven III Grathe (11XX - 1157) was the king of Denmark (king of Denmark: more facts about this subject) between 1146 and 1157.
		He was the son of Erik II Hatevoet Emune (Erik II Hatevoet Emune: more facts about this subject) and Malmfrid of Kiev (Kiev: Capital and largest city of the Ukraine; a major manufacturing and transportation center).
		Christine was a daughter of Ingold I (Ingold I: more facts about this subject) and Helena, possibly originating from the Eastern Roman Empire (Eastern Roman Empire: A continuation of the Roman Empire in the Middle East after its division in 395).
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	List of Danish monarchs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		This is a list of Danish monarchs, that is, the Kings and ruling Queen of Denmark, including Regents of the Kalmar Union.
		Denmark has one of the longest running unbroken lines of succession in the world, second only to that of the Japanese emperors.
		Harold Bluetooth is sometimes accounted as Harald II and hence Harald II Svendsen as III and Harald Hen as IV.
	www.gogoglo.com /wiki/en/wikipedia/l/li/list_of_danish_monarchs.html (329 words)

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		Abd Ar-Rahman III was the greatest ruler of the Omayid Arab Muslim dynasty of Spain.
		In 929 Abd Ar-Rahman III proclaimed himself Caliph, thereby challenging the spiritual authority of the Baghdad Caliphate.
		In 1018 or 1019 he succeeded to the throne of Denmark and was forced to lead several expeditions to assert his rights there and in the Danish provinces in Norway.
	www.ferdowsi.org /Saena/Sn23OthersP.html (1944 words)

	Olaf II on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		He established himself by defeating Earl Sweyn, and then he proceeded to unify the country politically and to establish the new religion.
		When Canute of England and Denmark asserted his right to the overlordship of Norway, many nobles deserted Olaf for the Dane.
		Harold III was his half brother, Magnus I his son.
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/o/olaf2.asp (685 words)

	The world's top sweyn i of denmark websites (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Sweyn I "Forkbeard" (sometimes Svein Haraldsson; in Danish, Svend Tveskæg) (circa 965 - February 3, 1014) succeeded his father Harold I as king of Denmark in 986.
		He was succeeded as King of Denmark by his elder son, Harold II, and as King of England by his younger son Canute the Great.
		His son, Canute the Great, ruled in Denmark and England and some part of northern Germany.
	www.websbiggest.com /wiki-article-tab.cfm/sweyn_i_of_denmark (245 words)

	Denmark on Encyclopedia.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		Explaining the emergence of radical right-wing populist parties: the case of Denmark.
		The battle over Denmark: Denmark and the European Union.
		Denmark struggles to handle immigration flux: Social programs, cultural identity feel rising strain.(World)(Briefing/Europe)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/D/Denmark.asp (2507 words)

	Britannia: Monarchs of Britain (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-08)
		After deposing his father, Harald Gormsson, Blue-Tooth, from the throne, Svein became king of Denmark in 985.
		From 994, on, he made a career out of attacking England and received the notorious Danegeld paid by Æthelred II.
		The vacant throne was seized by Svein, who held it for a mere five weeks.
	www.britannia.com /history/monarchs/mon16.html (120 words)

	Saint Patrick's Church: Saints of January 19
		Saint Canute, the illegitimate son of King Sweyn (Swein) III Estrithson of Denmark and nephew of the King Canute who had reigned over England (1016- 1035), attempted unsuccessfully to claim the English crown in 1075, when three earls who rebelled against William the Conqueror asked for his help.
		By this time, Denmark itself had been largely evangelized by the English and was nominally a Christian kingdom.
		These, together with the fact that he was kneeling at the altar of the church after confession and Holy Communion when he was slain, caused Pope Paschal II to authorize his cult at the request of King Eric III of Denmark in 1101.
	www.saintpatrickdc.org /ss/0119.htm (5590 words)

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