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Latest Through the Looking Glass

Feb 11 2013 - 12:00
The country’s newest national park, Skjoldungelandet, is an archaeological hotspot that has been dubbed ‘the cradle of Denmark’
Feb 4 2013 - 10:30
There aren’t many people who can claim to have died in a place that bears their name, but this country’s second most distinguished children’s writer is one of them
Jan 25 2013 - 16:43
How an Arctic hero’s documentation of the geography of Greenland went unheralded in Denmark until 134 years after his death
Jan 21 2013 - 08:01
Whether they held Nazi sympathies, disliked communism or were drawn by the financial benefits, many Danes escaped the German occupation to fight for their enemy during the Second World War
Jan 14 2013 - 08:00
How a Danish part-time poet decided to improve the classic children's book 'Der Struwwelpeter' by binning three of its ten stories and adding three of his own
Jan 7 2013 - 15:19
And you thought the Anglo-driven, relentless criticism of Denmark was bad on cphpost.dk! In the last decade of the 17th century, the British ambassador gave it to his host nation with both barrels – and it would seem that not much has changed since
Dec 24 2012 - 07:04
The Christmas tree originates from long before the birth of Christ, and we have the Germans to thank for ensuring every celebration in the West isn’t complete without one
Dec 17 2012 - 07:58
Out in western Zealand lies Nisseland, a nostalgic tip of the hat to the department store displays of Christmas past
Dec 10 2012 - 07:57
Valdemar Psilander, a philanderer and prolific performer, predated the Latin Lover by a decade and, like him, died in his early 30s
Dec 3 2012 - 07:58
It was an ill-advised move to join Russia by backing the French in the Napoleonic Wars against Britain. It cost Denmark 1,500 buildings, 400 lives and ultimately its status as a prosperous European nation
Nov 26 2012 - 08:42
The aquatic animals aren’t the only story at the historic building – intrigue and scandals have also hidden in the aquarium’s tanks for over 70 years .
Nov 19 2012 - 08:00
You’ve heard of Hans Christian Ørsted, but most probably due to the park and street; in reality, his endeavours in science merit worldwide acclaim and fame

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