Danish March in the context of "Danes (Germanic tribe)"

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ā­ Core Definition: Danish March

The terms Danish March and March of Schleswig (German: DƤnische Mark or Mark Schleswig) are used to refer to a territory in modern-day Schleswig-Holstein north of the Eider and south of the Danevirke. It was established in the Early Middle Ages as a March of the Frankish Empire to defend against the Danes. The term "Danish March" is a modern designation not found in mediaeval sources. According to the Royal Frankish Annals, the Danish King led his troops "into the March" in 828 (ad marcam). In the 852 Yearbook of Fulda, there is mention of a "Guardian of the Danish Border" (custodes Danici limitis).

In Old Norse, Denmark was called DanmĒ«rk, viz. the marches of the Danes. The Latin name is Dania.

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šŸ‘‰ Danish March in the context of Danes (Germanic tribe)

The Danes were a North Germanic tribe inhabiting southern Scandinavia, including the area now comprising Denmark proper, northern and eastern England, and the Scanian provinces of modern-day southern Sweden, during the Nordic Iron Age and the Viking Age. They founded what became the Kingdom of Denmark. The name of their realm is believed to mean "Danish March", viz. "the march of the Danes", in Old Norse, referring to their southern border zone between the Eider and Schlei rivers, known as the Danevirke.

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Danish March in the context of Etymology of Denmark

The etymology of the name Denmark (Danish: Danmark), especially the relationship between Danes and Denmark and the unification of Denmark as a single kingdom, is the cause of some debate. In Old Norse, the country was called DanmĒ«rk, referring to the Danish March, viz. the marches of the Danes.

According to medieval origin legend, the name Denmark refers to the mythological King Dan. There are also a number of references to various Dani people in Scandinavia or other places in Europe in Greek and Roman accounts (like Ptolemy, Jordanes, and Gregory of Tours), as well as some medieval literature (like Adam of Bremen, Beowulf, Widsith and Poetic Edda).

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Danish March in the context of Nordalbingia

Nordalbingia (German: Nordelbingen) (also Northern Albingia) was one of the four administrative regions of the medieval Duchy of Saxony, the others being Angria, Eastphalia, and Westphalia. The region's name is based on the Latin name Alba for the Elbe River and refers to an area predominantly located north of the Lower Elbe, roughly corresponding with the present-day Holstein region. Situated in what is now Northern Germany, this is the earliest known dominion of the Saxons.

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North Sea Empire → Cnut the Great → German language → Schleswig-Holstein → Eider (river) → Danevirke → Early Middle Ages → March (territorial entity) → Francia → Old Norse → Etymology of Denmark → Marches → Danes (Germanic tribe) → Latin → Denmark →