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(Encyclopedia) Lolland or LaalandLaalandboth: lôˈlän [key], island (1992 pop. 72,536), 479 sq mi (1,241 sq km), SE Denmark, in the Baltic Sea, E of Langeland, S of Sjælland, and W of Falster. The…Nyborg
(Encyclopedia) NyborgNyborgnüˈbôr [key], city (1992 pop. 15,352), Fyn co., S central Denmark, a seaport at the head of Nybord Fjord (an arm of the Store Bælt). It is an industrial center, with…Folketing
(Encyclopedia) FolketingFolketingfôlˈkətĭng [key], national parliament of Denmark. Formerly the lower house of the bicameral Rigsdag, it became the sole parliamentary body in 1953. It shares…Olaf II
(Encyclopedia) Olaf II (Saint Olaf), c.995–1030, king of Norway (1015–28). He is also called Olaf the Stout or Olaf the Fat. He spent part of his early life in England and helped Æthelred fight the…Christian IV
(Encyclopedia) Christian IV, 1577–1648, king of Denmark and Norway (1588–1648), son and successor of Frederick II. After assuming (1596) personal rule from a regency, he concentrated on building the…Charles XIV, king of Sweden and Norway
(Encyclopedia) Charles XIV (Charles John; Jean Baptiste Jules Bernadotte)Charles XIVzhäN bäptēstˈ zhül bĕrnädôtˈ [key], 1763–1844, king of Sweden and Norway (1818–44), French Revolutionary general.…Streymoy
(Encyclopedia) StreymoyStreymoystrāmˈoiˌ [key] or StrømøStreymoyströmˈöˌ [key], island (1998 est. pop. 20,113), 144 sq mi (373 sq km), Denmark, the largest of the Faeroe Islands. Tórshavn is the main…Skagerrak
(Encyclopedia) SkagerrakSkagerrakskăˈgərăk [key], strait, c.150 mi (240 km) long and 85 mi (140 km) wide, between Norway and Denmark, linking the North Sea and the Baltic Sea by way of the Kattegat.…Skåne
(Encyclopedia) SkåneSkåneskōˈnə [key] or ScaniaSkåneskānˈyə, –ēə [key], historic province of extreme S Sweden, now included in Malmöhus co. Skåne, the scene of many battles, was held by Denmark until…Aresson, Jon
(Encyclopedia) Aresson, Areson, or Arason, JonAresson, Areson, or Arason, Jonall: yōn äˈrĕsôn [key], 1484?–1550, Icelandic churchman. The last Roman Catholic bishop in Iceland before the Reformation…Trending
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