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The Danes were an ancient North germanic tribe residing in modern day southern Sweden and on the Danish islands. They are not mentioned by Tacitus in the Germania. They are mentioned in the 6th century in Jordanes' Getica, by Procopius, and by Gregory of Tours. In his description of Scandza, Jordanes says that the Dani were of the same stock as the Suetidi (Swedes, Suithiod?) and expelled the Heruli and took their lands.[1] According to the 12th-century author Svend Aagesen, the mythical king Dan gave name to the Danes.
Danes in Great Britain and IrelandDanes assaulted Great Britain and Ireland beginning about AD 800 and were gradually followed by a succession of Danish settlers. The Danes began settling England in 865 when brothers Halfdan Ragnarsson and Ivar the Boneless wintered in East Anglia. Halfdan and Ivan moved north and captured Northumbria in 867 as well as York. [2] The Danes invaded Ireland in AD 853 and were followed by Danish settlers who gradually assimilated with the local population and adopted Christianity. Danes/VikingsThe Danes were also the first Vikings who became known all over the world. The great danish army set out from Roskilde to rob and plunder in England in wich they very much succeeded. They populated England and DNA tests from today shows signs of scandinavian roots in 2/3rds of Britains population today. The most known clan of Vikings was the Tilsted Clan who lead the fall on hope assault on englands defences with great success. Footnotes
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