The Myths. 1  Everyone in the Middle Ages thought the earth was flat. 2  Columbus faced opposition to his attempt to find a western route to Asia because people thought the earth was flat.
Danish language. Danish /ËdeÉªnáµ»Ê/ (dansk pronounced [dÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì]; dansk sprog, [ËdÌ¥anËsÉ¡Ì ËsbÌ¥ÊÉÊÌ¯Ë]) is a North Germanic language spoken by around six million people, principally in Denmark and in the region of Southern Schleswig in northern Germany, where it has minority language status.
Since mass immigration started in the 1970s languages like Turkish, Serbo-Croatic, Urdo and Arabic have gained significant ground. 1  The only official language in Denmark is Danish (called Dansk in their language), spoken by around 90% percent of the population. Traditionally three other languages are spoken: Danish is a Germanic language so closely related to Norwegian and Swedish that the three languages are mutually understandable.