wiktionary DanishdanishDanish may refer to Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a Dane . For information about the people of Denmark Demographics of Denmark Culture of Denmark Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity List of Danes The Danish language , a North Germanic language used mostly in Denmark and Northern Germany Languages of Denmark A Danish pastry , often simply called Danish The Danish tongue or Old Norse, the parent language of all North Germanic languages A member of the Daner , a Germanic tribe Danish card game Danish name , a male given name See also Dane disambiguation disambiguation bg de D nisch gl Dinamarqu s it Danese hu D n egy rtelm s t lap pt Dinamarqu s sq Danez simple Danish ... more details
Danish Council may refer to Danish Council of State , the Privy Council of Denmark Danish Press Council , a Danish independent public tribunal press council under the Ministry of Justice Danish Refugee Council , a private Danish humanitarian organisation disambig ... more details
Danish Pakistani or Pakistani Danish may refer to Denmark Pakistan relations c.f. a Danish Pakistani treaty A danish pastry manufactured in Pakistan or by Pakistanis Any List of Pakistani desserts Pakistani desserts which might be described by analogy to the danish pastry Pakistanis in Denmark Danes in Pakistan Mixed race individuals of Danish and Pakistani descent Multiple citizenship of Denmark and Pakistan Pakistanis with the name Danish Ihsan Danish , Pakistani poet Noon Meem Danish , Pakistani poet Danish Kaneria , Pakistani cricketer dab ... more details
Danish Crown may refer to several things. Danish krone , currency used in Denmark The monarchy of Denmark Danish Crown Regalia , symbols of the Danish monarchy. Danish Crown AmbA , a large meat processing company. Disambig bs Danska kruna vor ... more details
Danish Open may refer to Denmark Open a badminton tournament Danish Open golf a defunct golf tournament Danish Open tennis a WTA tennis tournament for women disambig ... more details
The term Danish Empire can refer to Canute the Great s rule over Denmark , Norway and England during the 11th century. See also Danelaw . Valdemar II of Denmark Valdemar the Victorious s conquests in northern Germany and Estonia in the 13th century. The Kalmar Union under the Danish monarchy. The Danish colonial empire in the Danish West Indies West Indies , Danish Gold Coast Gold Coast and Danish India India . See also Tranquebar . dab ... more details
neologism date February 2012 The Danish diaspora consists of Danish emigrants and their descendants, especially those that maintain some of the customs of their Danish culture. They include Danish Americans , Danish Australian Danish Australians and Danish Canadians . Danish Americans Main Danish Americans Danish Americans Danish Dansk Amerikanere are Americans of Danish descent. There are approximately 1,500,000 Americans of Danish origin or descent. Most Danish Americans live in the Western United States or the Midwestern United States. California has the largest population of people of Danish descent in the United States. ref name Danish Americans cite web url http www.everyculture.com multi Bu Dr Danish Americans.html title Danish Americans accessdate 2011 03 10 quote publisher ref Danish Canadians Main Danish Canadian According to the 2006 Census, there were 200,035 Canadians with Danish background 17,650 of whom were born in Denmark. ref http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data highlights ethnic pages Page.cfm?Lang E&Geo PR&Code 01&Data Count&Table 2&StartRec 1&Sort 3&Display All&CSDFilter 5000 Ethnocultural Portrait of Canada Highlight Tables, 2006 Census Bot generated title ref ref http www12.statcan.ca english census06 data topics RetrieveProductTable.cfm?TPL RETR&ALEVEL 3&APATH 3&CATNO &DETAIL 0&DIM &DS 99&FL 0&FREE 0&GAL 0&GC 99&GK NA&GRP 1&IPS &METH 0&ORDER 1&PID 89424&PTYPE 88971&RL 0&S 1&ShowAll No&StartRow 1&SUB 723&Temporal 2006&Theme 72&VID 0&VNAMEE &VNAMEF Immigrant Status and Period of Immigration 8 and Place of Birth 261 for the Immigrants and Non permanent Residents of Canada, Provinces, Territories, Census Metropolitan A... Bot generated title ref . Canada became an important destination for the Danes during the post war period. At one point, a Canadian immigration office was to be set up in Copenhagen . ref Bender, Henning. Danish emigration to Canada ref References reflist Category Danish diaspora ... more details
Danish IPA en d n lang fix text where s the stress? , also spelled Danesh , or Dani lang fa is a male given name, it may refer to Given name Danish Ali , Pakistani comedian Danish Kaneria born 1980 , Pakistani cricketer only Hindu cricketer in Pak cricket team Danish Karokhel , Afghan journalist Danish Atlas Khan , Pakistani squash player Danish Rahi , Pakistani singer Dani Tunal gil , Turkish diplomat Many Hindus and Sikhs also have Danish as first given name India Dan is to give and Ish is God in Sanskrit, Dan ish is God who gives Refer Danvir Karan in Mahabharata Surname Agha Danish , Pakistani naval officer Davoud Danesh Jafari , Iranian economist Haji Mohammad Danesh , Bangladeshi politician Ihsan Danish 1914 1982 , Pakistani poet Noon Meem Danish born 1958 , Pakistani poet Adel Danish , Egyptian IT expert, born 1949 See also Danishmend , Turcoman dynasty List of Empire ships Sa Sh Empire Sally , was named Danesh DEFAULTSORT Danish Name Category Iranian masculine given names Category Pakistani masculine given names ... more details
Infobox Ethnic group group Danish Australian poptime 8,963 Denmark born, 2006 br 50,413 Danish ancestry, 2006 popplace Urban Areas langs Australian English , Danish language Danish , Languages of Denmark rels Protestant , Roman Catholic related c Danish people Danish , Greenlandic Greenlanders , Danish American , Canadians of Danish descent Danish Canadians , Dutch ethnic group Dutch , Dutch Australian , Dutch American A Danish Australian is an inhabitant of Australia with full or partial Danish people Danish ancestry, the majority of these people were part of the Category Danish diaspora Danish ... residents claimed Danish ancestry, either singuarly or with another ancestry. ref http www.censusdata.abs.gov.au ... There was some Danish immigration at the time of the Australian gold rushes . It was estimated that there were ... Press year 2001 isbn 978 0 52180789 0 ref Danish immigrants had a significant effect on the Australian ... was 2,759. At both counts, the population was approximately 75 male. Danish men married women .... ref name Jupp Danish citizens were within the scope of Australia s Post war immigration to Australia Post war immigration scheme . From a population of 2,954 Danish Australians in 1954, there were 7,911 .... ref name Jupp Notable Danish Australians class wikitable border 1 Name Birth and Death Occupation Notes Joh Bjelke Petersen 1911 2005 Former Queensland Premier New Zealand born of Danish descent Carl Adolf Feilberg 1844 1887 Journalist, commentator, human rights activist Danish born J rgen Christian Jensen J rgen Jensen 1891 1922 Businessman and soldier Danish born Australian recipient of the Victoria Cross J rgen J rgensen 1780 1841 Sailor and Adventurer Danish born Charles Rosenthal 1875 1954 A Major General of the Australian Army Danish father, Swedish mother Kerryn Phelps 1957 Doctor Of Danish, English, Icelandic and Swedish descent Marie Bjelke Petersen 1874 1969 Novelist Danish born Candy Devine Broadcaster Of Danish, Spanish, Scottish, Sri Lankan, Filipino, Polynesian and West Indian ... more details
for the Gabriel Axel film Danish Blue film Infobox Cheese name Danish Blue image Image DBlue.JPG 250px othernames Danablu country Denmark regiontown region town source Cow s pasteurised texture Semi soft fat protein dimensions weight aging 8 12 weeks certification Danablu PGI Danish Blue also known as Danablu is a strong, blue cheese blue veined cheese . This semi soft creamery cheese is typically drum or block shaped and has a white to yellowish, slightly moist, edible rind. Made from cow s milk , it has a fat content of 25 30 50 60 in dry matter and is aged for eight to twelve weeks. Before ageing, copper wires or rods are used to pierce the formed curd s to distribute the mould Penicillium roqueforti evenly through the cheese. The holes can still be seen when the finished wheel is cut open. Danish Blue was invented early in the 20th century by a Danish cheese maker named Marius Boel with the intention of emulating a Roquefort cheese Roquefort style cheese. Danish Blue has a milder flavour characterised by a sharp, salty taste. Danish Blue is often served crumbled on salad s or as a dessert cheese with fruit. In Denmark, it is often served on bread or biscuits. Danish Blue and Esrom cheese Esrom are the only two Danish cheeses that are Protected Geographical Status PGI marked by the EU , meaning that they may only be produced in Denmark from Danish milk and at approved dairies that produce the cheeses according to the specifications laid down. See also Blue cheese Danish cuisine Blue cheeses Danish cheeses Category Danish cheeses Category cow s milk cheeses Category Blue cheeses Category Products with protected designation of origin be da Danablu de Danablu es Danablu eu Danablu id Danablu he la Danablu nl Danish Blue no Danablu ru zh ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2009 Danish philosophy has a long tradition as part of Western philosophy . Perhaps the most influential Danish philosopher was S ren Kierkegaard , the creator of Christian existentialism , which inspired the philosophical movement of Existentialism . Kierkegaard had a few Danish followers, including Harald Hoffding Harald H ffding , who later in his life moved on to join the movement of positivism . Among Kierkegaard s other followers include Jean Paul Sartre who was impressed with Kierkegaard s views on the individual, and Rollo May , who helped create humanistic psychology . Current developments and events in the Danish philosophical community are continuously reported on the blog http philosophyindenmark.pelleonline.org home Philosophy in Denmark . Europe topic title European philosophy prefix Philosophy of Category Philosophy by region Category Danish culture Philosophy Denmark stub Philo stub ... more details
Danish Unity Danish Dansk Samling is a political party in Denmark , founded in 1936 by Arne S rensen politician Arne S rensen . It contested elections in 1939, 1943, 1945, 1947, April 1953 and then once more in 1964. It remains as a political organisation. Based on a form of Christian nationalism, it presented itself as a Third Way centrism third way between socialism and liberalism. Its support for anti parliamentary corporatism led to accusations of fascism, though it rejected racism and anti Semitism. ref http dansksamling.googlepages.com in Danish ref It later campaigned against Danish membership of the EU. References references External links http www.dksamling.dk Dansk Samling website Danish Category Political parties established in 1936 Category Political parties in Denmark Category Eurosceptic parties Denmark party stub da Dansk Samling sv Dansk Samling ... more details
caption Danish and other European settlements in India common languages Danish language Danish , Tamil ... Danish Indian rupee today flag India Danish India is a term for the former colonies of Denmark , and until ... Fort Dansborg at Tranquebar established in 1620. Colonial India The Danish colonies in India were founded by the Danish East India Company , which was active from the 17th to the 19th centuries. The Danish ... coast . The Danish also established several commercial outposts, governed from Tranquebar 1696 1722 ... 1643 . In 1777 it was turned over to the government by the chartered company and became a Danish crown ... Kingdom British attacked Danish shipping, and devastated the Danish East India Company s India .... The Danish colonies went into decline, and the British ultimately took possession ... Danish India settlements sold on 16 October 1868 all Danish rights to the Nicobar Islands , which ... http www.worldstatesmen.org India.htm Danish 20India WorldStatesmen India Danish overseas empire Category Danish India Category Former Danish colonies India Category States and territories established ... more details
lede date September 2011 Old Norse language map Danish language Old Norse topics The Danish language develops during the Middle Ages out of the Old East Norse , the common predecessor of Danish and Swedish language Swedish , itself a late form of common Old Norse . The history of Danish can by convention be divided into Old Danish Old East Norse , 9th to 11th centuries Middle Danish, 12th to 15th centuries Modern Danish, 16th century to present. Old Danish main Old East Norse Old East Norse is in Sweden called Runic Swedish and in Denmark Runic Danish , but until the 12th century, the dialect was the same in the two countries. The dialects are called runic because the main body of text appears in the runic alphabet . Unlike Proto Norse language Proto Norse , which was written with the Elder Futhark alphabet, Old Norse was written with the Younger Futhark alphabet, which only had 16 letters. Due to the limited number of runes, some runes were used for a range of phoneme s, such as the rune for the vowel u which was also used for the vowels o , and y , and the rune for i which was also used for e . A change that separated Old East Norse Runic Swedish Danish from Old West Norse was the change ... Norse word for island . Middle Danish From 1100 and onwards, the dialect of Denmark began to diverge ... dialectal boundaries, isogloss es, ranging from Zealand Denmark Zealand to Svealand . Modern Danish The first translation of the Bible in Danish was published in 1550. Some notable authors of works in Danish are existentialism existential philosopher S ren Kierkegaard , prolific fairy tale author Hans Christian Andersen , and playwright Ludvig Holberg . Three 20th century Danish authors have become ... format PDF publisher Royal Danish ministry of foreign affairs Language histories Germanic philology dmy date December 2010 DEFAULTSORT History Of Danish Category Language histories Danish Category Danish language Category Old Norse language ... more details
The Danish Jersey is a breed of cattle developed in Denmark . It is based upon imported Jersey cattle . References Conservation Biology Volume 20, No. 6, 1768 1779 http neurocad.lva.lt Breeds DanishBreeds.htm Danish breeds cattle stub Category Dairy cattle breeds Category Cattle breeds originating in Denmark ... more details
Orphan date December 2010 Infobox football biography name Ali Danish image fullname birth date cityofbirth countryofbirth Afghanistan death date height position Forward association football Forward currentclub clubnumber youthyears1 youthclubs1 years1 clubs1 caps1 goals1 nationalyears1 2003 nationalteam1 Afghanistan national football team Afghanistan nationalcaps1 nationalgoals1 manageryears1 managerclubs1 Ali Danish is an Afghanistan Afghan Association football football player. He has played for Afghanistan national football team Afghanistan national team . References Reflist http www.national football teams.com v2 player.php?id 5 National Football Teams Persondata Metadata see Wikipedia Persondata . NAME Danish, Ali ALTERNATIVE NAMES SHORT DESCRIPTION DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Afghanistan DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Danish, Ali Category Living people Category Afghan footballers Afghanistan footy bio stub sv Ali Danish ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2007 Infobox Horse name Danish Warmblood status image Browsing hay .jpg image caption Danish warmblood altname Dansk Varmblod country Denmark group1 std1 features The Danish Warmblood Dansk Varmblod is the modern sport horse breed of Denmark . Initially established in the mid 20th century, the breed was developed by crossing native Danish Mare horse mares with elite Stallion horse stallions from established European bloodlines . History Of The Breed The Danish Warmblood Breed registry registry was established in mid 20th century. The registry oversees the registration of Danish warmblood foal s and approves stallions for breeding. As with most warmblood studbook s, only stallions who meet certain standards are permitted to breed. Foals with approved pedigree animal pedigree s may receive a brand depicting a crown over a wave. One of the more recent of the selectively bred European competition horses is the Danish Warmblood, whose stud book wasn t opened until the 1960s. In a relatively short space of time, however, Danish breeders have succeeded in producing a competition horse they claim to be of superior quality and more versatility than many of the European breeds. Present day While still a young breed, Danish warmbloods are currently represented at international competitions in both dressage and show jumping . The Danish Warmblood is still an uncommon breed in the United States however in 2001 a North American Danish Warmblood Association was formed to promote the breed in the U.S. Characteristics The best Danish horses have a Thoroughbred outline that is combined with substance, strength, and good legs. They are courageous and spirited, have excellent temperaments, and good free action. They are used as dressage horses and make first class performers in cross country. Danish horses also make great show jumpers, as well as under saddle. They can be all solid colors and stand anywhere from 16.2 to 17 hands. Breeding The Danish Warmblood ... more details
Refimprove date April 2010 Image Glazed apple Danish.jpg right thumb 290px A glazed apple Danish. Danish ... Scandinavian countries and is called Danish pastry in English speaking countries. They are referred to as facturas in some Spanish speaking countries. Danish pastry is, like the croissant ... and Sweden . In Vienna, Danish pastry Viennese bread is referred to as Plundergeb ck or Golatschen , and its ... und eroberte von hier aus schlie lich die ganze Welt. ref like the Strudel . Both the croissant and Danish ... Pecan and Maple Danish.JPG right thumb 200px A Pecan and Maple Danish The ingredients include flour ... this way. The Danish as consumed in Denmark can be topped with chocolate, sugar or icing, and may be stuffed .... Cardamom is often added to increase the aromatic sense of sweetness. In the US, Danish pastries ... cres.htm baker Cheese Recipes Bakers Cheese ref Danish pastries with nut fillings are also popular. History ... of the Danish is ascribed by the Danish Confectioners, Bakers and Chocolatemakers Association to a strike amongst the bakery workers in Danish bakeries in 1850. The strike forced Danish bakery owners to hire foreign workpower. Among these were several Austrian bakers, who were unfamiliar with the Danish ... was changed by Danish bakers, increasing the amount of fat by adding more egg which resulted in what is today known as the Danish. ref cite web url http www.akbc.dk fagspecialer wienerdej title Wienerbr d ... ref Lauritz C. Klitteng s Influence in USA Image Praline Pear Danish Pastry.jpg right thumb 200px A Praline Pear Danish Lauritz C. Klitteng , of L s , Denmark , popularized Danish pastry in the United States in the years 1915 1920. The Danish was, according to Klitteng, the dish that he baked for the wedding ... Helper , and the Bakers Weekly . Klitteng opened a short lived Danish Culinary Studio at 146 Fifth ... Hakon Mielche title Jorden rundt med morgenbr d in Danish year 1944 accessdate 2011 10 16 ref Herman ... Danish pastry. Gertner s obituary appeared in the January 23, 1962 New York Times blockquote At one ... more details
Infobox football tournament current 2011 12 Danish Cup logo Image DBU Pokalen logo.png 200px founded ... dbus landspokalturnering.aspx The Danish Cup The Danish Cup lang da Landspokalturneringen is the official single elimination tournament knockout cup competition in Danish football , run by the Danish ... after various sponsors over the years, but is currently known as DBU Pokalen after the Danish Football .... The latest edition, Danish Cup 2010 11 , was won by Danish Superliga Superliga side FC Nordsj lland , beating Danish Superliga Superliga side FC Midtjylland 3 2 on May 22, 2011 at Parken Stadium . The final ... in the Danish national stadium Parken. However in the 1991 and 1992 seasons the final had been rescheduled ... held by the Football in Denmark The structure of the FA regional associations . 16 teams from the Danish ... 8 teams from the Danish 1st Division 1st division 9th 16th placed 3rd round , 20 8 teams 20 teams from the 2nd round 6 teams from the 1st division 3rd 8th placed 2 teams from the Danish Superliga Superliga ... in Denmark The structure of the FA regional associations . 28 teams from the Danish 2nd Division 2nd divisions all teams 12 teams from the Danish 1st Division 1st division 5th 16th placed ... 8 teams from the Danish Superliga Superliga 5th 12th placed . 3rd round , 28 4 teams 28 teams ... dbu.dk publisher Danish FA accessdate 8 January 2012 ref width 15 Winner small title no. small width ... dbus landspokalturnering pokalfightere.aspx work dbu.dk publisher Danish FA accessdate 8 January 2012 language Danish ref width 20 Stadium width 10 Attendance colspan 7 Landspokalturneringen 1954 55 Danish Cup 1954 55 Aarhus Gymnastikforening AGF 1955 Danish Cup Final 4 0 Aalborg Chang Aage Rou Jensen , Aarhus Gymnastikforening AGF Parken Stadium Idr tsparken , Copenhagen 10,300 1955 56 Danish Cup 1955 56 BK Frem Frem 1956 Danish Cup Final 1 0 Akademisk Boldklub AB Bent J rgensen , BK Frem Frem Parken Stadium Idr tsparken , Copenhagen 23,000 1956 57 Danish Cup 1956 57 Aarhus Gymnastikforening ... more details
Infobox Identity document document name Danish passport image DK Passport Cover.jpg image caption The front cover of a contemporary Danish biometric passport image2 DNKpassportdatapage.png image caption2 The data page of a contemporary Danish biometric passport date first issued August 1, 2006 current ... document type Passport purpose Identification eligibility Danish nationality law Danish citizenship ... months of original expiration date Danish passports are issued to citizens of the Kingdom of Denmark ... and the Faroe Islands although all citizens have the same nationality. Physical appearance The Danish ..., while the Faroese version is Green. All contain the Coat of arms of Denmark Danish Coat of Arms ... DANMARK , the Danish version contains the words DEN EUROP ISKE UNION lang en European Union as all ... en Greenland or F ROYAR lang en Faroe Islands is written. Fields on the bearer s page are in Danish ... ref Cite web title Danish Passport AO4001 work Council of the European Union url http www.consilium.europa.eu ... Type P Passport No. Surname Given names Sex Nationality lang da Dansk , lang en Danish , lang fr Danoise , in the Faroe version with the addition Dansk Danskur Danish Foroyskur Faroese ref Cite web title Danish Faroese Passport AO4002 work Council of the European Union url http www.consilium.europa.eu ... footer The front cover of a contemporary Danish biometric passport biometric diplomatic passport ... Interior language pages of a Danish passport. Besides the ordinary passport with PAS on the cover ... 10 years 5 years 10 years Controversy Karsten Riise Kristensen filed a complaint to the Danish Ministry ... There was no majority in the Danish Folketing to remove the picture, arguing that Christianity is a part ... 2 March 2010 language Danish ref See also Passports of the European Union Danish nationality law Visa requirements for Danish citizens http www.consilium.europa.eu prado EN categories DNK A resultByCountryCategory.html Danish passport info on PRADO External links http www.passportland.com images ... more details
Danish Strait is a natural waterway through the Canadian Arctic Archipelago in the territory of Nunavut . To the north west is Thor Island , Ellef Ringnes Island is to the north and east, and King Christian Island is to the south. coord 78 2 N 101 45 W region CA NU type waterbody display title name Danish Strait Straits of Nunavut Category Straits of Qikiqtaaluk Region QikiqtaalukNU geo stub ... more details
, Germany Danish language Exonym and endonym exonyms for non Danish speaking locations exist ... a strong tendency towards replacing Danish exonyms with the native equivalent used in the foreign country itself. Possibly this is because many of these Danish forms e.g. for names in Belgium, Italy and Eastern Europe were imported from German. Until recently, it was official Danish policy to use Danish exonyms on road signs if Danish forms were commonly used and known. This has, however, been changed following a change in international agreements. Currently, one can still see Danish road signs ... for the sake of Nieb ll . Signs leading to the Sound Bridge usually have Malm with Danish spelling. In Southern Schleswig , the region south of the Danish German border, a set of original or, in some cases, reconstructed Danish placenames exists alongside with the German names, just like most ... . The Danish placenames in Southern Schleswig are used by the local Danish minority and their media ... have been allowed to double their town sign s with the official minority languages Danish, Frisian and Low ... Danish signs. Danish placenames dating from the colonial era exist for almost all major settlements in Greenland. Some of the places in question were founded as settlements under a Danish name, while others were originally Greenlandic toponyms. Very frequently, the Danish and Greenlandic names ... usually describe geographical features. In 1983, a Danish law officially transferred the naming authority ... placenames have ousted the former traditional Danish names. Danish names in Greenland are now mostly known or used by older generation Danish speakers or by Danes living in Greenland. However, Greenland ... no Faroese orthography existed, but the Danish names were replaced by Faroese ones during the first ... with the Faroese T rshavn and the hybrid Torshavn . An example of radical use of Danish exonyms can ... were adapted to Danish spelling rules, resulting in names such as Nyrnborggade and Lyneborggade. Due ... more details
, pop rock bands like Sneakers band Sneakers , Anne Linnet , Sebastian Danish musician Sebastian and Lis ... Dizzy Mizz Lizzy , Kashmir band Kashmir and Psyched Up Janis . The current Danish rock scene is dominated ... of Nature and Mabel, The Raveonettes , and Mew band Mew . Other popular Danish rock groups include ... , Tim Christensen , The Floor Is Made of Lava and the Danish folk metal band Svartsot . Some of the hard ... of the newer Danish bands is by far the band Nephew band Nephew , with their unique mix of Danish ... rock. Famous Danish rock musicians are among other Lars Ulrich , the drummer and co founder of Metallica , and Mike Tramp , the vocalist and co songwriter of White Lion . More extreme Danish metal ... and Iniquity . Festivals The annual Roskilde Festival is held in Danish city of Roskilde . The festival ..., alternative genres and Danish music at the festival. In 2000, the festival suffered a terrible accident .... World rock Category Danish music Category Rock music by nationality da Dansk rock fr Rock danois ... more details
A Danish pole is a circus prop, consisting of a wood en pole about 4 metres long and with a 5 cm diameter. It is fastened to a turnable base on the bottom and to a rope on top. The rope can be slackened, causing the pole to hang at an angle and permitting the artist s to swing the pole around the base and do acrobatic s on it while it turns. The rope can also be tightened, causing the pole to stand directly up in the air and allowing the artists to do more traditional pole acrobatics. History The Danish pole is a relatively new circus prop, invented by the Danish artist Anders Jensen Astrup . ref http www.cirkus dk.dk htm news2005.htm About the Roundabout show ref It has been used in at least two contemporary circus shows 99 Unknown ref http www.cirkor.se 99 eng medverkande.html Cast of 99 Unknown ref by Cirkus Cirk r and Roundabout show Roundabout ref http www.kanonhallen.dk english roundabout.asp Roundabout at Kanonhallen s website ref by Nova Exit . See also German wheel Chinese pole Footnotes references Category Circus skills da Danish pole ... more details
notability Products date November 2011 Danish oil is a wood finishing oil , made of either Tung oil or Polymer Polymerized Linseed oil . Danish oil is a hard drying oil which provides a tough, water resistant finish. It can be used as a finish, or as a primer or sealer on bare wood before applying paint or varnish. When used, Danish oil provides a satin finish and provides coverage of approx 12.5 sq. m Litre l 600 sq. ft. gallon and is usually applied over a course of three coats by brush or cloth, leaving around 6 24 hours between coats, depending on the mixture being used and the wood being treated. References http www.rustins.eu web images infosheet DanishOil.pdf Rustins Danish oil datasheet cite book last Jackson first Albert coauthors David Day title Collins Complete Woodworker s Manual publisher HarperCollins date 1996 10 03 isbn 0004140052 Woodworking Category Varnishes Category Vegetable oils Category Wood finishing materials woodworking stub vegetable oil stub ... more details
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