Denmark

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• SOURCE: New York Times
  2/15/2021
  

  The Sinking of a Bust Surfaces a Debate Over Denmark’s Past

  "An anonymous group of artists had unscrewed it from its plinth, popped a black garbage bag over its head and ferried it to the edge of the canal, before tipping it in."

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• SOURCE: Newsweek
  4-26-18
  

  Raw Fish and Tapeworms: Ancient Latrines Reveal the Diets of Our Ancestors

  Scientists have performed DNA analysis on ancient stool samples from Northern Europe and the Middle East to get a glimpse of what our ancestors were eating.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  3-31-18
  

  Denmark Gets First Public Statue of a Black Woman, a ‘Rebel Queen’

  In Denmark, where most of the public statues represent white men, two artists on Saturday unveiled the striking statue in tribute to a 19th-century rebel queen who had led a fiery revolt against Danish colonial rule in the Caribbean.

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• SOURCE: New Historian
  3-21-17
  

  Major Viking Age Archaeological Find Discovered in Denmark

  Named the tomb of the Fregerslev Viking, the grave contains the remains of a high-status individual as well as several priceless grave goods.

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• SOURCE: NYT
  2-26-15
  

  Guarding Denmark’s Jewish Heritage

  For two centuries, Denmark’s strategy of not treating Jews differently has been highly successful. Yet the threat from violent extremists is now undeniable, and no one can guarantee that a similar attack won’t happen again.

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• SOURCE: Huffington Post
  11-14-14
  

  Human Footprints Discovered In Denmark Date Back 5,000 Years

  The first of their kind to be found in Denmark, the footprints may shed light on what life was like for coastal people during the Stone Age.

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• SOURCE: Huffington Post
  9-9-14
  

  1,000-Year-Old Viking Fortress Unearthed In Denmark

  In what's been called a "sensational" find, archaeologists have discovered a Viking fortress near the Danish city of Køge, about 30 miles southwest of Copenhagen.

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• SOURCE: Japan Times
  8-24-13
  

  Copenhagen’s Little Mermaid statue turns 100

  The statue illustrates the universal appeal of Hans Christian Andersen’s poignant fairy tale.

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• In Defense of Lars Hedegaard

  by Daniel Pipes

  Lars Hedegaard.Cross-posted from FrontPageMag with the permission of the author.At 11:20am on February 5, Lars Hedegaard answered his door bell to an apparent mailman. Instead of receiving a package, however, the 70-year-old Danish historian and journalist found himself face to face with a would-be assassin about one third his age. The assailant shot him once, narrowly missing his head. The gun locked, Hedegaard wrestled with him, and the young man fled.