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In the Nordic Iron Age, the Danes were based in present-day Zealand and Scania (and neighbouring parts of present-day Sweden). Until around the 6th century, Jutland was the homeland of two other Germanic tribes: the Jutes in what is now North Jutland, and the Angles in South Jutland (especially Angeln ).
The family tree of legendary Kings of the Danes, according to the Gesta Danorum (Books I to VII) Kings of the Danes are in bold and marked with an asterisk (*). Kings of the Swedes are marked with a dagger (†). Superscript numbers before a name indicate in which books of Gesta Danorum the individual is mentioned.
The film is based on the theatrical play Iphigenia in Aulis by Euripides. Les Troyens: 1984 [US] - TV movie Helen of Troy: 2003 TV miniseries set in western Anatolia during the Trojan War, loosely based on the epic poem Iliad by Homer. Troy: 2004 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief: 2010 Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of ...
The Greek Generals Talk (1986) The Trojan Generals Talk (1988) Richard Powell, Whom the Gods Would Destroy (1970) Laura Riding, A Trojan Ending (1937) S.P. Somtow, The Shattered Horse (1986) S. M. Stirling. Against the Tide of Years (1999) On the Oceans of Eternity (2000) Rex Stout, The Great Legend (1916) Henry Treece, The Windswept City (1967)
The books are the main sources of medieval skaldic tradition of poetry and storytelling in Iceland and Norse mythology. The word Viking is not a medieval term and was introduced into Modern English only during the 18th century. At that point in the Romantic Era, Viking exploits were aggregated and tended to be falsely subsumed under a single ...
Nordic folklore is the folklore of Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Iceland and the Faroe Islands.It has common roots with, and has been under mutual influence with, folklore in England, Germany, the Low Countries, the Baltic countries, Finland and Sápmi.
A coin featuring the profile of Hera on one face and Zeus on the other, c. 210 AC. Roman conquerors of the Hellenic East allowed the incorporation of existing Greek mythological figures such as Zeus into their coinage in places like Phrygia, in order to "augment the fame" of the locality, while "creating a stronger civil identity" without "advertising" the imposition of Roman culture.
The etymology of the name Denmark (Danish: Danmark), especially the relationship between Danes and Denmark and the unification of Denmark as a single kingdom, is the cause of some debate. [1] [2] In Old Norse, the country was called Danmǫrk, referring to the Danish March, viz. the marches of the Danes. The Latin and Greek name is Dania ...