Danish

The 16th century brought the Lutheran Reformation to Denmark and a new period in the nation's literature. Major authors of the time include the humanist Christiern Pedersen, who translated the New Testament into Danish, and Poul Helgesen who vigorously opposed the Reformation. The 16th century also saw Denmark's earliest plays, including the works of Hieronymus Justesen Ranch. The 17th century was an era of renewed interest in Scandinavian antiquities with scholars like Ole Worm at the forefront. Though religious dogmatism was on the rise the passionate hymns of Thomas Kingo transcended the ge ...more

New Releases Tagged "Danish"

Husker du? (Astrid og Ivalo, #2)
The Wax Child
On the Calculation of Volume III
Tælle til en, tælle til to
Locked In (Department Q, #10)
The Shadow Murders (Department Q, #9)
Eleven Percent
Døde sjæle synger ikke (Afdeling Q, #11)
Man skulle nok have været der
Mr. Saitos Rejsebiograf
Om udregning af rumfang IV
Underskud
Vanedyr - Videnskabens manipulation af vores instinkter
Girlbeast
Elskende
En pige forlod værelset
Smilla's Sense of Snow
Fear and Trembling
The Shamer's Daughter (The Shamer Chronicles, #1)
On the Calculation of Volume I
Out of Africa
The Employees
The Keeper of Lost Causes (Department Q, #1)
The Complete Fairy Tales
Childhood (The Copenhagen Trilogy, #1)
Gift (The Copenhagen Trilogy #3)
The Copenhagen Trilogy (The Copenhagen Trilogy #1-3)
We, the Drowned
Either/Or: A Fragment of Life
Kongens fald
The Shamer's Signet (The Shamer Chronicles, #2)
The Nordic Cookbook by Magnus NilssonFire and Ice by Darra GoldsteinScandinavian Comfort Food by Trine HahnemannScandinavian Christmas by Trine HahnemannThe New Nordic by Simon Bajada
Best Scandinavian Cookbooks
45 books — 5 voters
Catherine the Great by Robert K. MassieNicholas and Alexandra by Robert K. MassieThe Wives of Henry VIII by Antonia FraserQueen Isabella by Alison WeirEleanor of Aquitaine by Alison Weir
Oh, Royalty...
382 books — 136 voters

The Little Book of Hygge by Meik WikingThe Gentle Art of Swedish Death Cleaning by Margareta MagnussonLagom by Niki BrantmarkNorwegian Wood by Lars MyttingLagom by Linnea Dunne
Scandinavian Lifestyle Books
53 books — 34 voters
Dødsspillet by Suzanne CollinsGopler og andre fortællinger by Marie Louise PedersenFragmenter af vand på jorden by Marie Louise PedersenMørkets Gerninger by Anna LindbjergOprør by Suzanne Collins
Bedste Bøger På Dansk
104 books — 8 voters

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper LeeJane Eyre by Charlotte BrontëWuthering Heights by Emily BrontëThe Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark TwainMurder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
Book Mentioned Books
149 books — 28 voters
Det forsømte forår by Hans ScherfigLykke-Per by Henrik PontoppidanMarie Grubbe by Jens Peter JacobsenVed vejen by Herman BangDen kroniske uskyld by Klaus Rifbjerg
Klassisk dansk litteratur
74 books — 17 voters


Meik Wiking
Remember: Danes are direct descendants of Vikings, so we enjoy watching things burn: bonfires, candles, villages. It's all good. ...more
Meik Wiking, The Little Book of Lykke: The Danish Search for the World's Happiest People

Yuval Noah Harari
Why is English so widespread today, and not Danish?
Yuval Noah Harari, Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind

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Scandinavian Crime Fiction Thanks to a tattooed, adventurous , bisexual computer hacker named Lisbeth Salander, Scandinavia…more
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DK readers En bogklub/gruppe for alle danske læsere. :) //A bookclub/group for all Danish readers. :)
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Denne gruppe er lavet til formålet at gøre det nemmere for danske forlag og forfattere at få til…more
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