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'''Denmark''' was a nation in [[Scandinavia]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Real Hereward (short story)|The Real Hereward]]'')
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'''Denmark''' ('''Danmark''') ([[TV]]: ''[[The Bounty Hunter (TV story)|The Bounty Hunter]]'') was a nation in [[Europe]] within the [[Northern Hemisphere]] of [[Earth]].


[[Jack Harkness|Captain Jack Harkness]] mentioned Denmark in one of his [[Monster Files]]. ([[WC]]: ''[[Captain Jack's Monster Files]]'')
== Geography ==
Denmark was situated to the [[east]] of the [[prime meridian]] and thus located within the [[Eastern Hemisphere]]. ([[TV]]: {{cs|Fear Her (TV story)}})
 
== Territories ==
[[File:Arctic Circle map bottom left (BOTC).jpg|thumb|left|Greenland on a map of the Arctic Circle. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'')]]
The [[Faroe Islands]], located to the [[north]] of [[Scotland]] and to the [[west]] of [[Norway]], was a [[territory]] of Denmark, ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'') as was [[Greenland]]. ([[GAME]]: ''[[Blood of the Cybermen (video game)|Blood of the Cybermen]]'')
 
== Currency ==
The currency of Denmark was the [[Danish krone]]r. The [[Twelfth Doctor]] had 50 of them in a [[The Doctor's TARDIS|TARDIS]] drawer, which [[Nardole]] found. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')
 
== History ==
[[File:North Sea map.jpg|thumb|A map of the North Sea. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Lie of the Land (TV story)|The Lie of the Land]]'')]]
Prior to [[1066]], [[Cnut]] was the [[king]] of Denmark. After the [[Battle of Hastings]] in that year, Cnut's nephew [[Harold Godwinson]], under the alias [[Hereward the Wake]], considered forging an alliance with Denmark to attack [[London]]. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Real Hereward (short story)|The Real Hereward]]'')
 
In [[World War II]], Denmark was conquered by [[Nazi]] [[Germany]] during the [[Blitzkrieg]] of [[1940]]. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[Human Conflict (audio story)|Human Conflict]]'')
 
The [[Fourth Doctor]]'s [[Five Hundred Year Diary]] had details on a [[bank holiday]] he once spent in Denmark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[Special Occasions: 1. The Not-So-Sinister Sponge (short story)|The Not-So-Sinister Sponge]]'')


The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Martha Jones]] he had once seen [[Mika]] at a live concert in Denmark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'')
The [[Tenth Doctor]] told [[Martha Jones]] he had once seen [[Mika]] at a live concert in Denmark. ([[PROSE]]: ''[[The Pirate Loop (novel)|The Pirate Loop]]'')


When the [[456]] attacked [[Earth]], Denmark was one of the countries in which children just stopped moving. ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
At 8:40AM [[GMT]] on a [[Wednesday]] in [[September]] [[2009]], Denmark was among the numerous places across [[Earth]] in which [[RTA]]s occurred as a result of [[the 456]] compelling every [[human]] [[child]] to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming." ([[TV]]: ''[[Children of Earth: Day One (TV story)|Children of Earth: Day One]]'')
 
At one point, Daleks melting the ice in [[Antarctica]] led to Denmark becoming submerged by the ocean. ([[COMIC]]: ''[[Flood!!! (comic story)|Flood!!!]]'')
 
== Other references ==
[[Francis Bacon]] influenced [[playwright]] [[William Shakespeare]] to write "the [[history]] of [[Hamlet]], [[Prince of Denmark]]". ([[TV]]: ''[[The Chase (TV story)|The Chase]]'')
 
Going by his [[kilt]], [[Zoe Heriot]] initially mistook [[Scotsman]] [[Jamie McCrimmon]] as being of [[Scandinavia]]n origin, possibly Danish. ([[TV]]: ''[[The Wheel in Space (TV story)|The Wheel in Space]]'')
 
[[Captain]] [[Jack Harkness]] claimed that the ''[[Gargantuan]]'' had [[page]]s the size of Denmark. ([[WC]]: ''[[Monster File: Vespiform (webcast)|Monster File: Vespiform]]'')
 
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Latest revision as of 19:27, 3 November 2024

Denmark

Denmark (Danmark) (TV: The Bounty Hunter) was a nation in Europe within the Northern Hemisphere of Earth.

Geography[[edit] | [edit source]]

Denmark was situated to the east of the prime meridian and thus located within the Eastern Hemisphere. (TV: Fear Her [+]Loading...["Fear Her (TV story)"])

Territories[[edit] | [edit source]]

Greenland on a map of the Arctic Circle. (GAME: Blood of the Cybermen)

The Faroe Islands, located to the north of Scotland and to the west of Norway, was a territory of Denmark, (TV: The Lie of the Land) as was Greenland. (GAME: Blood of the Cybermen)

Currency[[edit] | [edit source]]

The currency of Denmark was the Danish kroner. The Twelfth Doctor had 50 of them in a TARDIS drawer, which Nardole found. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

History[[edit] | [edit source]]

A map of the North Sea. (TV: The Lie of the Land)

Prior to 1066, Cnut was the king of Denmark. After the Battle of Hastings in that year, Cnut's nephew Harold Godwinson, under the alias Hereward the Wake, considered forging an alliance with Denmark to attack London. (PROSE: The Real Hereward)

In World War II, Denmark was conquered by Nazi Germany during the Blitzkrieg of 1940. (AUDIO: Human Conflict)

The Fourth Doctor's Five Hundred Year Diary had details on a bank holiday he once spent in Denmark. (PROSE: The Not-So-Sinister Sponge)

The Tenth Doctor told Martha Jones he had once seen Mika at a live concert in Denmark. (PROSE: The Pirate Loop)

At 8:40AM GMT on a Wednesday in September 2009, Denmark was among the numerous places across Earth in which RTAs occurred as a result of the 456 compelling every human child to suddenly stop and proclaim their message: "we are coming." (TV: Children of Earth: Day One)

At one point, Daleks melting the ice in Antarctica led to Denmark becoming submerged by the ocean. (COMIC: Flood!!!)

Other references[[edit] | [edit source]]

Francis Bacon influenced playwright William Shakespeare to write "the history of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark". (TV: The Chase)

Going by his kilt, Zoe Heriot initially mistook Scotsman Jamie McCrimmon as being of Scandinavian origin, possibly Danish. (TV: The Wheel in Space)

Captain Jack Harkness claimed that the Gargantuan had pages the size of Denmark. (WC: Monster File: Vespiform)