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He was born in the small Danish town of Rudkoebing on the island of Langeland in the south-central part of Denmark on August 14, 1777.
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Often, I heard my uncles and cousins speak of it when I was a small boy growing up in Rabaul.
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Other brothers later joined them for instruction with Oldenburg, the wigmaker, and also arithmetic was added to Bible reading, German, and Danish in the informal curriculum.
The word angst was introduced into English from Danish angst via existentialist Søren Kierkegaard.
The use of the term was first attributed to Danish philosopher Søren Kierkegaard ( 1813 – 1855 ).
Seward also negotiated to purchase the Danish West Indies, but the Senate refused to approve the purchase in 1867 ( it eventually was accomplished in 1917 ).
One of the terms of the surrender was that Guthrum convert to Christianity ; and three weeks later the Danish king and 29 of his chief men were baptised at Alfred's court at Aller, near Athelney, with Alfred receiving Guthrum as his spiritual son.
Alfred however was still forced to contend with a number of Danish threats.
Despite this relative peace, the king was still forced to deal with a number of Danish raids and incursions.
After traveling up the River Stour, the fleet was met by Danish vessels that numbered 13 or 16 ( sources vary on the number ) and a battle ensued.
The victorious fleet was then caught unaware when attempting to leave the River Stour and was attacked by a Danish force at the mouth of the river.
The Danish fleet was able to defeat Alfred's fleet which may have been weakened in the previous engagement.
Between the restoration of London and the resumption of large scale Danish attacks in the early 890s, Alfred ’ s reign was rather uneventful.
Absalon or Axel ( – 21 March 1201 ) was a Danish archbishop and statesman, who was the Bishop of Roskilde from 1158 to 1192 and Archbishop of Lund from 1178 until his death.
He was a key figure in the Danish policies of territorial expansion in the Baltic Sea, Europeanization in close relationship with the Holy See, and reform in the relation between the Church and the public.
Due to a name which is unusual in Denmark, it is speculated that he was christened on the Danish " Absalon " name day, October 30.
Absalon probably did not take part in the following battle of Grathe Heath in 1157, in which Sweyn was defeated and slain and led to Valdemar ascending the Danish throne.
Absalon was a close counsellor of Valdemar, and chief promotor of the Danish crusades against the Wends.
It was also Absalon who held the first Danish Synod at Lund in 1167.
Under Canute VI, Absalon was the chief policymaker in Danish politics.
Saxo Grammaticus ' Gesta Danorum was not finished until after the death of Absalon, but Absalon was one of the chief heroic figures of the chronicle, which was to be the main source of knowledge about early Danish history.
In the 2000s, " Absalon " was adopted as the name for a class of Royal Danish Navy vessels, and the lead vessel of the class.
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