Denmark seems to have been named for the Dan. Who can tell us about them?
The Danes helped Russia and England get started. The were a important influence on the Prussians and the Irish. They traded with the Byzantines and tried to teach the Russians to do likewise.
Like all early histories, theirs is clouded in myth. Those clouds began to part about the time the Romans were losing their republic. The may have gotten a headline or two by kicking the butts of a Legion of Rome's first emperor.Speaking of Danes kicking butt, the Russians and the English were butts of that kicking. They chased some Irishmen around a bit and may have caught a couple of Irish women. They convinced the Prussians to do business.
These days the practice less viking and more democracy. Is there such a thing a a people's kingdom?
Someone associated with the UN is ranking countries on a corruption scale. Recently three countries tied as the least corrupt in the world: New Zealand, Singapore, and Denmark. Of course the US made the list.
The Danes host half a dozen UN organizations and I have heard that one can reach the offices of each of those organizations comfortably by bus or by bike.
The Danes are probably also the greatest economic democracy in the world. It has the highest level of income equality in the world along with high levels of health welfare and education. Great Danes!
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