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The DanesDanes (tribe) Danes (tribe) North 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. This article needs additional citations for verification. (November 2025) "The Danes" redirects here. For the people of Denmark, see Danes. Origins See also: Dan (king) The origin of the Danes remains… (Source: Wikipedia)
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