The term “national identity” can be defined as the sense of cohesion created by, among other things, a nation’s shared languages, traditions and customs, and political views. This can also sometimes, but not always, include racial homogeny. Raider. Unifier. Denmark’s identity is intrinsically intertwined with those of its fellow Nordic countries; once a conqueror, it was eventually forced to conform itself to powerful outside forces. A Northern Germanic Tribe, the Danes first arrived in what would become Denmark from the east Danish islands and Scania during the Roman Iron Age, which spanned the years 1 and 400 CE (Busck, Poulsen, & Paludan, 2002). Between the 8th and 10th centuries CE, Denmark and the wider Scandinavian region (Sweden and Norway) was home to the Vikings (Lund, n.d.). During this period, Denmark as we now know it was largely consolidated by the late 8th century CE. The current line of Danish monarchy began with Gorm the Old in the early 10th century CE (Stone,...