Rasmus Glenthøj
Associate Professor at the Institute of History, University of Southern Denmark. Recipient of the Carlsberg Foundation’s Distinguished Associate Professor Fellowships. You can read more here.
Contributions to nordics.info
![Niels Simonsen's 'Tilbagetoget fra Dannevirke' [The Retreat from Dannevirke], 1864.](typo3temp/_processed_/csm_NielsSimonsenPainting_c0d6ab9602.jpg)
2019.05.01 | The Quick Read, Rasmus Glenthøj, Culture, Nation building
The meaning of the Second Schleswig War ('1864') in Denmark
Denmark lost a third of its territory and 40% of its population in the Second Schleswig War in 1864 to Prussia and Austria. Seen as both a national trauma and the creation of modern-day Denmark, narratives regarding the war that were created at the time - and since - continue to resonate, exemplified by recent debates over its portrayal in TV…