National sentiment- Being a Dane

Being a Dane - what defines a nation? We will focus on (these three topics)• Our language• Our flag• The royal family

Headlines- How do Danes look at these things today?- Does these three points affect our national sentiment today?- Do you have to have a special sense of national sentiment about these three things in Denmark to be a dane?

We will try to answer these questions and explore with interviews with people from Agersø.

Our Language

• Why did we choose this focus?- A big part of being attached to a nation is the language- Danes have the language in common

• Facts about the language danish- Speakers of the language

• History and origin

Our language and national sentiment

• Danish in relation ”to be a dane”- ”One nation, one language”-ideology (Dansk Folkeparti, Martin Henriksen)- Can you be a dane without speaking danish?

- Interviews with people on Agersø

• Danish in the future- Could danish extinct? – linked to the ”one nation, one language”-ideology

Our Flag

• Why did we choose this focus?- National sentiment with the Danish flag

• Facts

- Our flag ‘Dannebrog’

- Valdemarsdag

The different types of Danish flags:

Stutflag OrlogsflagSplitflag

Our Flag• Claus Elholm Andersen

- Why do we use our flag and what does it mean to us?

• History

- When did Danes start using the flag?

• When do we use our flag?

- Flagpoles

- Flagging at birthdays

• Agersø

- Interviews

The Danish Monarchy

The history of the family

• The second oldest monarchy in the world

• Started by Gorm (958)

• Oldenborske family

• Glückborske Family

• The “King law”

• Castles and tourist attraction

Live or die?

• Denmark is the country in Europe with most royalists

• Democracy or Monarchy

• Proudness vs. National sentiment

• Interview with the people on “Agersø”

• Conclusion.

Conclusion

• Our headlines:- How does danes look at these things today?- Does these three points affect our national sentiment today?- Do you have to have a special sense of national sentiment about these three things in Denmark to be a dane?

• Did we get to a conclusion on these questions?