Around the year 1200, Denmark produced its first major literary work, Gesta Danorum (The Deeds of the Danes) by Saxo Grammaticus. The introduction of Christianity to Denmark by Harald Bluetooth meant that Latin became the predominant written language. The Bluetooth system on your phone is named after Harald. In his verse, Harald also celebrates his conquest of Denmark and Norway and his conversion to Christianity. This stone was erected in the 960s by Harald Bluetooth in memory of his parents, King Gorm and Queen Thyra. The most famous runestone is the Jelling Stone, which can be visited in the town of Jelling in Jutland. Usually the inscriptions are short poems honoring kings or warriors who had passed away. The first known Danish writings are the Viking inscriptions in the runic alphabet on raised stones – called runestones - erected in the 700s and 800s and still visible in the Danish landscape. The Vikings were the first Danish writers Kierkegaard is widely recognized as the father of existentialism. He believed that the highest task of human existence was to become oneself in an ethical and religious sense. His books Either/Or, Fear and Trembling and The Concept of Anxiety are among his masterpieces. In his lifetime, Kierkegaard was looked down upon and Copenhagen's cartoonists never missed an opportunity to portray him as a ridiculous hunchbacked oddball with a giant nose.īut posterity has taken a more appreciative view of Kierkegaard, and today he is considered one of the greatest philosophers of his century and an influential theologian as well. Søren Kierkegaard (1813-1855) was a contemporary of Hans Christian Andersen's. He often sided with the outsider in his storytelling, reflecting his own sense of never being fully accepted despite international recognition of his work. When that didn’t work out, he turned to writing. Hans Christian Andersen was born in a slum in Odense on the island of Funen and came to Copenhagen as a young man, hoping to make it as an actor. Andersen's stories are loved by both children and adults from nations around the globe and his works are translated into 160 languages. Among his most famous works are "The Ugly Duckling", "The Little Mermaid", and "Thumbelina". The most famous Danish author is probably Hans Christian Andersen (1805-1875 ), who wrote plays, novels, poems, travel books, and autobiographies, but it was fairy tales that made him world famous. Danish authors have left remarkable footprint in the world of literature.
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