Middle Ages
Kingdom of Denmark
- Period
- AD 936 – AD 1401
- Duration
- approx. 465 years
- Greatest extent
- around AD 1220
- Area (max.)
- approx. 163,000 km²
Period and duration
Kingdom of Denmark — according to the map data from AD 936 to AD 1401, roughly 465 years. The dates refer to the time the empire is drawn as its own territory on the world map; historians sometimes date its founding and end differently.
Greatest extent
Kingdom of Denmark — greatest extent around AD 1220: the mapped borders then cover about 163,000 km², roughly 0.1% of Earth's land area. The area is calculated from the border lines of the map and is therefore an approximation.
Predecessors and successors
States that ruled the same territory directly before and after:
Before (AD 935)
- Scandinavian minor kingdoms
After
Neighbours around AD 1220
The largest states in the region at the same time:
- Kievan Rus'
- Holy Roman Empire
- Novgorod Republic
- Halych-Volhynia occupation
- Old Kingdom of Norway
- Kingdom of France
- Principality of Chernigov
- Principality of Galicia-Volhynia
Learn more
- Open the world map in AD 1220 — tap the empire for a detailed description
- Kingdom of Denmark on Wikipedia
- All 371 empires at a glance
Borders and dates: Cliopatria / Seshat Global History Databank (CC BY 4.0). Coastlines: Natural Earth. Text: Centaurian.