Table of Contents

Preface Part I. Archaeology: Ice Age to 1200 AD Introduction Periodization Phase I. Hunters and Gatherers (to 4000 BC) Phase II. Plant Growers and Herdsmen (4000-3000 BC) Phase III. Cattle Breeders and Sun-Kings (3000-1100 BC) Phase IV. Farmers and Tribesmen (1100 BC-250 AD) Phase V. Courts and Armies (250-700) Phase VI. Lords and Sea-Kings (700-950) Phase VII. Kingdom Builders (950-1050) Phase VIII. Christian Modernizers (1050-1200) Conclusions Part II. History: 1200 AD to Today Introduction Periodization Phase IX. A Nation in Flux (1200-1536) Phase X. Towards Recent Times (1536-1660) Phase XI. Crisis and Recovery (1660-1800) Phase XII. A Place in Europe (1800-1864) Phase XIII. Industrial Society (1864-1950) Phase XIV. Modernization (1950-2000) Phase XV. Globalization Conclusions Part III. Topics and Tables 1. Jordehøj Passage Grave 2. Kivik Grave 3. Bronze Age Cosmology 4. Hjortspring Deposit 5. Jelling Complex 6. Boringholm Manor House 7. Rosenborg Gateway 8. Wars with Sweden 9. Battles with England 10. At War with Germany 11. World War II Tables 1-13 Bibliography Index of Places Index of Personal Names

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Presents a brief but fact-packed, illustrated history of the accomplishments and cultural heritage of people living in Danish territory since the Ice Age.

About the Author

Klavs Randsborg is Professor of World Archaeology at the University of Copenhagen, Denmark. His research covers the Scandinavian, European and Mediterranean Neolithic, the Bronze and Iron Ages, Classical and Near Eastern Antiquity, the Roman Period, the Migration Period, the Viking Age and the Early Middle Ages as well as African archaeology and Global topics. He is a member of the permanent council of UNESCO.