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 about Rasmus Glenthøj 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…