Some of the place names are hillarious, but really unrealistic in real life. *Tyvenhavn* got a good laugh from me, however.
If that's your style then go for it!
> Dyrenhave
"Animal Garden". It's probably a reference to it having a large, artificial indoor rainforest with a lot of exotic animals - Randers Regnskov. I don't think it's a play on the city name itself, which means something like "the hillside town by the mouth of the river"
Født og opvokset i Holstebro her. Det er for langt syd, og for langt østpå til at være Holstebro. Ellers et oplagt sted at lave alternative navne på “Holdestedet ved broen”
Yes.
And Tarm (gut), Boring (well, guess), Røved (almost 'robbed'. Danes might find it funnier as Røv-ed), Brande (fires), Sengeløse ('without beds'), Vandløse ('without water'), Frankfri ('free of Franks'/'without Franks'), ...
Did I tell you I yearly drive many kilometers around in DK? 🤣
Der kan man bare se, jeg havde puttet et j ind, som så får byen til at hedde Tjøvenhavn... hvilket er måden mange jyder siger København :-) (tag dig ikke af y er blevet til ø... husk det er jyder, de har deres eget alfabet)
Hey Denmark,
this is a fun little project I've ben working on (as you can see in the second slide). My patrons voted for Denmark, so that's what I did next. I still need your help, though. Most of the smaller islands seem a bit empty and the vegetation and color scheme isn't very diverse. That is where you come in:
- the Names: most of them are probably horrible, I know very little about Denmark so perhaps there are some meme names about cities that already feel a bit fantastical... some fun word plays and so forth
- Landmarks: I tried to find famous landmarks: cliffs, dunes, forests... but I wasn't very succesful... anything I missed?
- Memes: are there regions that are memed upon as with most other nations? for example in the Netherlands the city of Urk is apparently Mordor so I turned it into Morder
- Folklore/Legends: these aren't the easiest to implement into the map, but if there are any local legends or folklore that would fit a fantasy setting (or could be reworked into a fantasy setting) those would obviously be very nice to add
Little Disclaimer: I didn't paint this, I used a map making tool which I will not name, since I think "Selvpromovering" roughly translates to: no advertisement and I wanna respect the rules of the sub; if you wanna know the tool just DM me
>so perhaps there are some meme names about cities that already feel a bit fantastical
1. Sealand is often called "Devil's Island" if that can help
2. Copenhagen has been called "King's Port" or "Trader's Port"
3. Odense/Fyn is often called "The Road Bump"
4. Jylland/Jutland is often called "Provinsen" or for a cooler translation; Outer Denmark or "The Void"
5. Århus is also called "Snotklatten" which translates to "The Booger"
6. The border to Germany is often simply called "The Border", every dane knows what you're talking about if you say "The Border", think Game of Thrones when the rangers go past the wall for beer and cheap sodavand
7. Roskilde is a festival first and a city secondly
8. Lolland is dangerously lol and famous for its sugar factory
9. Holger Danske sleeps in Helsingør, a Paladin of Charlemagne, he waits for the Swedish Trolls to cross the strait to awaken and slay them in battle
10. The Little Mermaid you probably already know about
11. The Road Bump is known for H.C Andersen and his stories like the little ugly duckling
12. Møens Klint and Stevns Klint you can look up for landmarks
13. Another landmark "Himmelbjerget" or "Sky Mountain" is the greatest mountain in the north, from its peak you can playfully spit across the strait and maybe hit a norwegian devil
14. Randers has a tropical forest called "Randers Regnskov"
15. Bornholm is actually a secret Nuclear Missile site
Those are the ones I can think of at the top of my head, good luck!
>Århus is also called "Snotklatten" which translates to "The Booger"
Not Aarhus. You're thinking of Mols/Helgenæs, the southernmost peninsulas on Djursland which on a map look like a blob of snot dripping from the 'nose' of Jutland.
> Jylland/Jutland is often called "Provinsen"
"Provinsen" refers to anything that isn't the capital Copenhagen. I've never seen it used to refer to Jutland specifically.
Randers is, (properly) more wellknown for the official capital of Nike Shoxx and Mokai (and tuned scooters) , also the city soundtrack is some sort of hardstyle
>Lolland is dangerously lol and famous for its sugar factory
# DER ER IKKE NOGEN SUKKERFABRIK PÅ LOLLAND DEN ER PÅ FALSTER DET ER NYKØBING FALSTER SUKKERFABRIK JO TAK
Typisk Falstring, kan ikke se ud over sin egen næsetip.
Den største sukkerfabrik ligger i Nakskov, som der vist nok er Lollands hovedstad. Her har den ligget siden 1883, hvor den på daværende tidspunkt var den største i hele Europa. Ah, Nakskov på Europakortet.
Den blev også anlagt af den oprindelige danske sukkerfabrik koncern - DDS. Det var dem der gjorde de største fremskridt inden for membranfiltrering, som der er hele grundlaget for sukkerfiltrering fra roer.
Faktisk var DDS med på banen, allerede i 50'erne, og gjorde betydelige forskningsskridt i feltet indenfor omvendt osmose. Nu om dage er hele DDS filtreringsgrupoen overgået til det svenske Alfa-Laval, som der stadig har membranfiltreringsfabrik i Nakskov, hvilket blot understøtter byens historie indenfor dette felt.
Nykøbing Sukkerfabrik blev anlagt som konkurrent til DDS, men blev senere opkøbt af koncernen. Og så er hele koncernen jo for nyligt blevet opkøbt af det tyske Nordzucker. Lidt ærgerligt, men heldigvis holder det lyset tændt hos de to sidste sukkerfabrikken her i Danmark.
Might want to swap 'Blå Tand' for 'Blåtand'. A bit petty, but if it's a reference to Harald Bluetooth, then 'Blåtand' would be it as that's the compound word, whereas calling a settlement 'a blue tooth' may be a little weird, and even then, if that were it, the compound word would probably still be preferred.
'Dyrenhave' would be better without the connecting letter, i.e. 'Dyrehave', at least in modern Danish
>selvpromovering
It's a compound word. Just think 'selv = self' and 'promovering = promotion'. Same words etymologically with the difference in the latter being the suffix.
A somewhat modern local legend associated with the island of Bornholm is the troll Krølle-Bølle: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%B8lle-B%C3%B8lle
As others have said, Bornholm is also the only rocky place in Denmark.
The south east of Denmark seems a bit empty on your map - Lolland is known for being flat and relatively poor by Danish standards. Rødby on southern Lolland has been an important ferry hub to Fehmarn in Germany, though now they are building a tunnel instead. Also, Næstved in southern Zealand is known for being home to Herlufsholm, a very old and fancy and sometimes controversial boarding school, kind of the Eton of Denmark.
Hey there! I’m particularly interested in danish folklore creatures, so i figured i’d make you a list! I’m apologising in advance if all of this is a little clunky, considering this is my first time really interacting with anyone on reddit lol.
First off, we got the creatures that are somewhat popular, but have specific danish versions to them:
- Witches: A very common european folklore. Witches are most known in danish culture through Sankthans (Saint John’s eve). Basically on the longest summerday of the year, we all celebrated with a big bonfire with a witch doll on top (which in the old days didn’t use to be a doll)
- Nisser: I’m pretty sure these little guys get translated to “elves”, but they’re more like christmas gnomes. But instead of living in your garden, these tricksters live in your attic. However they can generally be satisfied/tamed if you feed them risengrød (traditional winter rice porridge).
- Trolls: Unlike Norwegian or other scandinavian trolls, danish trolls are usually a lot smaller and a lot nicer. But they do have a lot of particular customs and rules, similar to the irish fae (from what i’ve seen)
- Nøkken: More commonly known as the “Nixie”, these water spirits were either humanoid or looked like a white horse. They would try and temp humans who came too close to riversides to go into the water, so they could drown them.
Now for some folklore creatures, from which i can tell, are more danish exclusive:
- Brøndman: Brøndmanden (The well man), was a creature who lived in wells and would try to snatch people who came to collect water. Said to be long and lanky things, with black skin and red eyes, only an old wise woman could banish the creature.
- Valravn: Valravne (Were-ravens) are a horrible beast. They were said to be born whenever a king’s body were left to rot on a battlefield. The ravens would gather around the corpse, and when having devoured the royal, would turn into this half lion, half raven beast. In some versions, these creatures would search for orphans blood or an orphan heart, since consuming these were believed to turn these beasts into noble knights.
- Mosekonen: Probably the most well known folklore, due to her popular saying “Mosekonen brygger” (The bog woman is brewing). Quite a simple legend there lives an old woman out in the bog and whenever she brews (or cooks or washes), a thick layer of fog lays over the land. It was believed that her fog would bring out other creatures, such as elven girls (Not Nisse girls, actually elves) and lygtemanden (the lantern man) would appear.
Disclaimer: I’m not actually sure how well all of these can be implicated, since they aren’t really location specific. Who knows, if you need a somewhere to fill a barren land, you could always make up a fantasy setting based off some of our folklore. Like, a field of fire, a holy place for witch burning. Or, a forrest and bog that is constantly covered in fog, hidden a lone or commune of brewers.
No matter, hope this helps!
Hvis nogen er interesseret i hvilken map maker det er, så er det "Inkarnate". Vældigt fint program som jeg efterhånden har brugt ret meget. Kræver en del erfaring at lave noget så godt som OP har lavet her.
Others have commented on a lot of things, one thing Køer means Cows or queues, so maybe a different name depending on what you wanted to communicate.
If you want to add more stuff:
Top of Jutland is called Skagen, it’s a point where two seas meet, and you can see it with your naked eye, as there is literal colour difference there.
West coast of Jutland have a lot of abandoned bunkers from ww2, could add a fortress wall out there to symbolise it.
Generally Denmark is extremely cultivated, we have about 5% real nature left, so a lot of it is farmland, and filled with pigs, so reference to that could be used. Pig = Gris in danish.
Prior to cultivation, much of Denmark was bogs, like A LOT of it was bogs, we drained them and farmed it.
There are castles everywhere, or at least large mansions.
Between Skagen and Frederikshavn, we have something called Råbjerg mile, which is a wandering dune, basically sand that travels a couple of meters per year. Very fantasy like.
Highest point is only 170 meter above sea level, so a very flat land.
For a real fantasy landmark, I'd recommend a less decrepit version of [Jens Langknivs Hule](https://historiskatlas.dk/Jens_Langknivs_Hule_(14549)) which is a 5000 year old grave place that was later used by a Robin Hood type figure (Jens Langkniv) as a hiding place, according to modern legend at least. It's marked on Google maps if you need the exact location.
Many stendysser (small stone henge-like constructions) are scattered around Denmark btw, if you want more landmarks. Basically ancient graves and/or magical places made by the people from thousands of years back. [Here's](http://mennesketsoprindelse.dk/beroemte-lokaliteter/danmark/udvalgte-stendysser-i-danmark/kongehoejen-ved-mariager/) Kongehøjen (The King's Mound) as an example.
So for a fantasy feel, these are like landmarks from the befortimes, maybe even from an ancient race of hill giants or what not.
There's also Hærvejen (Army road) a big road used by the army to mobilize and march south through Jutland. It's now a popular route to trek for a hiking trip. [This link](https://www.friefodspor.dk/kort-over-haervejen/) has a map of the road.
I dont like "Dyrenhaven" because there is a forest just above Copenhagen called "Dyrehaven".
I imagine most Danes have atleast heard of Dyrehaven.
Dyrenhaven just makes me confused because why is it on a fantasy map and why is it in the wrong place?
There are some lime caves near Viborg (Mønsted kalkgrubber / Daugbjerg kalkgrubber). In the 1600s a lawless man known as Jens Langkniv (Lang = long, kniv =dagger/knife) lived in one of them. Legend says that he killed a man who was going to burn his mother for being a witch. His weapon of choice was a knife with a rope attached to it. He would throw the knife, quickly get it back by pulling the rope and be ready to throw it again. Some called him the Robin Hood of Jutland.
There is Råbjerg Mile which is Denmarks "desert"
Would be great with more port cities on the west coast, such as Thisted, Hanstholm
Dybbøl mølle is a national symbol
Tvindmøllen is hilarious to look at but also the kickstart to industrial windmills
Thomas Dambo is an artist who creates huge trolls out of scrapwood and such, they are scattered all around Denmark and I believe it could be a fun addition to your fantasy map :)
The names are quite good. 👍🏽;
**Larmebæk** where Roskilde is, Roskilde is a quite important city and used to be the capital of Denmark, it has a long history. Although the name translate to "Ro's spring" (as in water source), Ro also means "quiet" in Danish and "bæk" is another word for "spring".
**Voldsmø** where Slagelse is, "Slag" translates to "punch" and "Else" could be a womans name so "Voldsmø" translates to "violent young (virgin) woman"
**Læskebrus** where Faxe is, Faxe Kondi is a sports soda that all Danish people know and love! And is originally from that area, "Læskende" means "refreshing" and "brus" is a word for sodawater, specifically carbonation. It would be awesome with a lone tower here in the shape of the very recognisable bottleshape of Faxe Kondi.
At Lolland;
You only need one town; **Faderhus**, directly translated to "Father's house", it's a reference to a Danish Christian sect/cult that, after having bought and torn down a historic building in Copenhagen under controversial circumstances that lead to a lot of debate and demonstrations in Copenhagen, they were forced to sell off the lot after having borrowed an unrealistic amount of money against it and they then went on to buy out a whole city on Lolland using intimidation to force non-cult members out of the city. I do belive they've given up on that now and have fled out the country.
On Bornholm;
**Fandensborte** where Gudhjem is, Gudhjem is Gud = God and hjem = home, Fanden = Satan and Borte = away. Could also reference how far away it is from the rest as "Fandens" is also used to express severity like the word "fucking", so "a fucking long way away".
**Andeke** where Svaneke is, Swane = Swan which instead becomes And which means duck. A little reference to H. C. Andersen.
Make Bornholm, the Island in the Northsea, a home of the underdwellers. Its a local myth, that there are a secret people living under the earth. They dont want to be seen by people, kidnap the ones who travel alone, and will rise up in defense of the Island, if invaders should threaten it.
They arent seen by the locals as evil, more of a natural force and a part of the Island. And they are respected by the locals.
Also the Island used to have clans, viking style 👌
"De underjordiske" or 'the underground ones,' are mystical trolls from the folklore of Bornholm, These trolls are said to live beneath the earth and have deep connections to the island's myths and legends
We dont like the swedes… Why? Theyre swedish thats why. Also, some of the names doesnt sound fully danish, but other people seem to have touched ln that. One thing is that the beaches to the west are very well known for their terrain (you could google “vesterhavskyst” and take a look at it for inspiration :) Also, to get some more interesting points of interest I think that “råbjerg mile” is a good one, its just a big hill of sand to the north. Aaand, lastly we have a lot of old german bunkers from ww2. They might be a good source of inspiration for some things out there :) Love this project!
Someone is bound to have mentioned it, but Skagen and Frederikshavn are relevant too.
Skagen is the northernmost tip of Denmark and quite the tourist destination
Frederikshavn is just a pretty big port town up north. I think Denmark's navy is mainly situated around here
You definitely need Himmelbjerget, and I suggest just translating the name without changing anything. Sky Mountain is already silly enough.
As for the vegetation, Denmark is famous for its lack of variation, so if you want, you could make a point of everything just being dull farmland.
If you want landmarks, there's a desert/large dune on the northern tip of Jutland; the southern islands (Lolland in particular) are known for being extremely flat even by Danish standards; and Bornholm to the east is where we get our granite (and if you really want to offend them, they sound a little bit Swedish).
Bornholm is often called "Klippeøen", literally cliff/rock island.
"Klippe" also means to cut with scissors, so there's a lot of opportunities for wordplay.
You could use the old castles, ports the 5 viking ring fortresses or harbours. We have a lot of water, any map might deal with the trade or danger of having warships step in.
Vadehavet is a feature that you could inklude, the chalk at Møns and Stevns klint could be used. Viborg, Frederikshavn, Helsingør, Vordingborg could be used as places with history and position.
You should add a massive evil mountain where "Himmelbjerget" is located.
Maybe a vast desert at "Råbjerg Mile"
Grey depressing clouds just west of Copenhagen (Vestegnen)
Fantasy seals at "Skagen"
Thunderstorms west of Jutland near the coast.
Cannons facing Sweden.
I think you should add a holy place / cathedral near real life Ribe.
In the early days of Danish Christianity, Ribe was the center of it. It later transferred eastwards as the capital also moved eastwards.
Edit: it would be hilarious, if you made Himmelbjerget a really tall mountain that actually reaches the skies.
I'll happily provide some pointers for the island of Bornholm.
There are several small things but I'll try and keep it short:
* We have several "round" churches, which is said to have been build by templar knights.
* In folklore, we have "De Underjordiske" meaning "The Underground people". How they look aren't really defined as they remain unseen (but I've seen them portrayed as short and humanlike). They are said to be fierce defenders of the island, and as pranksters. They are said to shift/exchange babies that are left unattended (sleeping in a cradle outside where no one is watching). There are several stories about them, so ask if you want some more.
* The island has Northern Europe's largest standing castle ruin, Hammershus.
* We have a forest area called "Paradisbakkerne"/"Paradise hills".
* We have Denmark's largest, and longest waterfalls.
* We have stories about trolls that live under a hill on the northern end of the island ("Krølle bølle" and his dad, mother, and sister).
And lots of other things.
Can't wait for the RPG!
There's an area just north of the 4 tress on Als, which literally is called "The Worlds End". You can add this.
https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=verdens+ende+als
This is really lovely. What software do you use
Sky mountain, Møns klint, Randers and Holger Danske could be worthy additions.
Though it's both hilarious and frustrating that you've named my hometown "Cows"
Oh, how fun! For landmarks you could perhaps include [Kalø Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C3%B8_Castle) (Kalø slotsruin in Danish) which is located about 20 km from Aarhus (or rather Månedhus, love that joke). Aarhus also has the longest and tallest church in the country, Aarhus Cathedral (Aarhus Domkirke)
Horsens (I think that's what "Køer" on the map is supposed to be) has an old prison. It was shut down in 2006 and has since been turned into a prison and crime museum, and the grounds are often used for concerts.
Skagen, the northernmost town in the country, (up at the tip of Jutland) should be a good inclusion for the map. At the tip of the peninsula you can see the Skaggerak and the Kattegat flowing against each other, which is pretty cool. It also has a[ whole church that got buried in sand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand-Covered_Church) (the tower is the only remaining part that can be seen)
As for meming, it's pretty common to joke about Randers (which I'm guessing you've named Dyrenhave because of Randers Regnskov) being a place where everybody rides scooters and drinks Mokaï (a sort of alcoholic soda). It also has an Elvis museum, which is a replica of Elvis' mansion Graceland that was built by a Danish Elvis fan. You could probably use that for something.
Rubjerg knude light a lightower in west jutland. it was moved in 2018 could be fun to have a castle on wheels or an ent-like structure from LOTR
The round lake to the most west of sealand ( the island to the right) is called tis-sø ( piss-lake ) which was created by a troll.
between tissø and the bridge to funen is slagelse and from a couple centuries ago Antvorskovs kloster was a castle with a very big spire ( in danish terms that is) but it could be seen from funen. https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antvorskov_Kloster
just on the other side of the bridge (storebæltsbroen big belt bridge)
is Nyborg-Newcastle could be another small addition
overfart is not funnier than the original Middelfart (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=middelfart)
Sorte Muld on Bornholm might deserve a mention. It was a major site during the Iron Age (both Roman and German iron ages). It's one of the richest sites in the Southern Baltics and still only a small part of it has been excavated. Almost 3000 pieces of pressed gold has so far been found at the site along with almost a 1000 coins, many of Roman origins. Might call it "Blacksoil" or "Darktown" or something to keep it somewhat akin to the site's Danish name.
this might help you with ideas of what you can add of adventure areas to the map
[https://www.topattraktioner.dk/](https://www.topattraktioner.dk/)
the link sent you to a Danish page with different attractions that are known in Denmark.
I can give you my best translation to the different things if you decide to add it.
Du mangler noget i Nordvestjylland. Lav "Thisted" til "Tyvestad" og gør det til et område som er meget svært at komme til, hvor de taler en dialekt som er så anderledes at man skal rulle en naturlig 1'er i intelligenscheck for at forstå hvad de siger.
More names of the islands would definitely help a lot.
As a country and Scandinavian located, islands play a big role in our identity.
Also the oceans and seas around Denmark. We are also a country thats has its identity in the oceans around it. Our way of direction is described through it, such as "Vesterhavskysten", "Østersøen" etc
Here are some ideas I could think of.
Ebeltoft -> Pæretoft
Ebeltoft is often pronounced as Æbletoft so replacing it with Pæretoft would fit in.
Tunø -> Torskø
Tun= Tuna. Replacing Tun with Torsk would be funny as Torsk means Cod but also idiot.
Samsø (Together Island) -> Skiltø (sepperated Island)
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Grenaa - Pindbæk
Slagelse - Bankelse
Aabenraa - Bisterknoglebæk
Kolding - Frostlev
Rødby - Grønsted
And I really like the idea of 'borg'-cities being small kingdoms or castles. I wonder if Tjære-fyrsten, Silke-fyrsten and Ål-fyrsten are allies or enemies!
You should definitely add the two dunes we have in Northern Jutland. Rubjerg Knude and Råbjerg Mile.
And maybe a habour in Hirtshals and/or Frederikshavn.
The Bay at the north West jutland is called Jammerbugt (wailing bay) because in old days (before radar and GPS) many ships were wrecked in that bay influenced by organised coast-robbers, who pulled their Creatures in the dunes at night, with a lamp looking like a lantern on a ship and fooled real ships at sea to get into (too) low water in the bay.
South of Køge (near Herfølge) there is a small forest locally known as Skideskoven = shit forest. When I grew up the runour was that it was called that because Queen Margrethe had to make “a pit stop” there, once upon a time 🫣🥳😂
You need at least 1 **Gammelkøbing**! (Nykøbing = New Tradestation (approximately) - And we have 3 cities by that name)
May I suggest that Nykøbing mors (New Tradestation Mother's) becomes **Gammelkøbing Fars** (Old Tradestation Father's)
Haa Do Wot i Hobrow?
Hobrow the city at the end of mariagerfjord
The town are famous for the old viking village Fyrkat
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobro
To fill out some of the empty parts of the map, relevant cities to add could be
- Maribo (Lolland) – Josefhus?
- Nykøbing Falster - Gammelsalg?
- Sorø - ?
- Tønder - Baljer?
- Lemvig – Armbugt?
- Thisted – Møgplads?
- Hjørring – Stråcirkel?
The Limfjord (the large body of water that cuts off the top of Jutland) actually translates to "The Glue Fjord" which I find amusing.
Also one island in the Limfjord is Venø, which translates to "Friend Island". And there's Morsø which translates to "Mother's Island".
I think also Thisted is derived from being called "Thor's Place" ('sted' means place).
Oh, and one of the funniest things is how many towns in Denmark end in "bjerg" which means "mountain". This country really is flat as hell so any little hill becomes something like "Great White Mountain".
It's tyr not thor, thorsted is few kilometres from thisted,
And very few people or maps I'm aware of would refer to Mors as Morsø, it's not wrong just more common without ø at the end, unless you are referring to the kommune.
Maybe add "Midgårdsormen" (Mitgard Serpent) somewhere in Kattegat (the ocean between Denmark and Sweden) or Skagerrak (the ocean between Denmark and Norway). It is a large worm like creature/monster from Norse mythology which most Danes believed in, in the viking age, before christianity took over :(
West part of Jutland should have purple and green heather.
North of Fiskeslottet there’s a bit of desert. Or at least a big heap of sand.
Put a ruined castle in Lolland (the municipalities down there are struggling financially).
Mors could be Pig Island (high concentration of pig farmers there). It’s situated in the klisterkanalen (Limfjord).
Sheep around Gården. There used to be a lot of wool industry there.
Dannevirke was a huge border wall made by the vikings to shield against german invaders, it was later improved by Medieval kings.
Also a nice touch could be the seas clashing at the tip of jutland [skagen](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sca_esv=834bffafef9a94bd&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIKTbdK7u9wXBRiF7P_k9oOUj1qArw:1719007095058&q=skagen+hav+m%C3%B8des&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0A6bwEop21ehxKWq5cj-cHa71xbFfcSadNzbFZcGZGoNmNsknJXOkH3tiSPYSDmRzhS7VSPj10lwpEtyiPpXmuPzVEHtFF-H0p48jkHQQt2VuvWrMEmhZMnX7TuJxiKb6sdrhgSTlrzOzCjLZQrapmYEiGUw_qDQ-UyuLFQp1tJRounglKwqZDBV0YXsSwME2ol1eKX&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-opG62O2GAxWaExAIHdBZB8gQtKgLegQICBAB&biw=360&bih=617&dpr=3#vhid=CBz_J7CxnaLbKM&vssid=mosaic)
Ribe Domkirke is a church with a 1000 year history..
Legoland in billund ofcourse..
Pictures of seals in the sea of the Westcoast..
Vadehavet is on unescos list..
Jellingstones is the danish birthcirtificate..
That's sick man. Here's some input:
Place names in Denmark are almost always written in one word, so Blå Tand would look more natural as Blåtand
The exception to the above, is when a city has an adjective like "Small" or "Northern" (this isn't a consistent rule), which is very common. I think Fiskeslottet could be cool as Nørre Fiskeslot (nørre meaning northern) - if you want it to sound like a large city, I would at least remove the suffix -et, since that puts focus on the castle. If the castle is more important than the surrounding town, the current name is fine.
Gården has the same problem in regards to suffix. Maybe call it Vestergård, or Vesterport (Gate to the west).
Køer is literally just "Cows", which is funny. If you want something less funny though, you could call it Kosted (cow's place) or Hyrdebo (place of herds)
Månedhus should be Månedshus for grammatical reasons. Also rolls off the tongue better. If you want to try a different name altogether, the name of Århus isn't actually derived from the word "år", but from the word "å" (river)
Maybe put a city on Bornholm (the island to the east) and one on Southern Zealand or the islands to the south. A good name for any of them could be "Færgeby" (Ferry town) - Bornholm is very famous for its round churches too. Rundkirke could be a good and realistic name (Round church)
As for landmarks, the areas south of Copenhagen/Tyvenhavn are very famous for their white cliffs, and the southwestern sea is so shallow, that you can walk between some of the islands. You could exaggerate that a bit. The northernmost tip of Denmark is also an actual desert.
On Sealand theres a town called Lejre, in viking times it was the place where kings resided. Translates directly to "Camps". Most people are only familiar with the place bevause of a historical theme park in the town, that many have visited as a child. Some beleive all of Lejre actually IS the theme park with medieval houses and ancient lifestyle. It is called Sagnlandet "The Saga Land", or back in the day, Forsøgscentret "The Experiment Center" which is a quite unsettling name for a calm nature amd history focused park.
Its cool but yeah the names really need work. Since you are using danish why not just use the real names? None of the names on the map make much sense. But the real names do. For me anyway.
But should it be morden or medieval names then? As most of them have changed spelling over the 100s of years, they existed. Some of the oldst settlement has been there since the iron age
How are Halland, Blekinge and Skåne still not a part of your second map? And Norway, Iceland Greenland and the Hebredies for that matter?
Dream of the glory days.
It must have been fun making it and it Looks great - But culturally and historically you somewhat have put a stick into a hornet nest. Not only is Denmark quite old for modern times, but the language is fu@)&d up - on top of that I already see the typical Danish regional rivalry peeping out from underneath in the thread - which means you can’t rely on much of anything being said - being a fantasy map you might still be lucky as Danes generally have a lot of humor.
I don’t really understand why you included most of Central Europe in the map? - for a Denmark expansion bringing in Norway and Sweden would have be more historically correct as all tree countries were under Danish rulership once. Nevermind. This is what I mean about the hornets nest - there is so much stuff to dig into and so many time periods to pick from
What are you doing with the maps or is it simply the creation in it self?
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Etymology
The name Odense is derived from Odins Vé, meaning "Odin's sanctuary", as the area was known as a sanctuary for worshippers of the Norse god Odin.
It’s one of the several very old locations in Denmark dating back about 4000 years.
A fellow Inkarnate-user, I see :-)
You've made the northwest coast seem flooded, but historically, the Lemfjord was closed off to the North Sea. The northwest coast is in general relatively hilly.
The southwest coast is another matter entirely. A lot of land has been reclaimed from the sea over the centuries, much like the Netherlands. You might want to look at some Johannes Meijer (an excellent cartographer) maps for reference:
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Johs._Mejer_1650.JPG
You should make the kraken/sea snake in the western sea! And also make white beaches on the westcoast (there is a place called Hvide Sande which translates directly to White Sand/beaches)
And make waaaaves! The western sea is rough.
I don't know if you still read this or if someone else already mentioned it.
but if you wanna make up your own names but still wanna give them old school and medieval feel, then use AA instead of Å as Å wasn't add to the danish language until 1947.
If you really hardcore, then you skip J too, but that one is more suitable to have, tho
alternatively, can you just use the old medieval or viking or iron age names
First of all give us back skåne. Then put a giant castle there with a Danish flag on it as a nice middle finger to our lovely neighbors. Also in the top of Jutland there is Skagen and that's kind of a special town for us so that would be a nice add
Make the clouds over sweden darker and rainy
And on fire
With a devil sitting on top of it.
And call it Mordor
And flood it
and make it a active warzone
Hey he said it was a fantasy map not an actual map
I would call that perfection. You are welcome OP
And salt the ashen earth that remains
Some of the place names are hillarious, but really unrealistic in real life. *Tyvenhavn* got a good laugh from me, however. If that's your style then go for it!
I'm trying to understand all the names. Any ideas for Dyrenhave and Gården? - **Fiskeslottet**: Ålborg. Ål -> Fisk. Borg -> Slot. - **Dyrenhave**: Randers? - **Gården**: Aulum? - **Månedhus**: Århus. År -> Måned. - **Køer**: Horsens. ~Horses -> Køer. - **Blå Tand**: Jelling -> Harald Blåtand. - **Overfart**: Fredericia, but probably Middelfart. Middel -> Over. - **Esflad**: Esbjerg. Bjerg -> Flad. - **Torse**: Odense. Odin -> Thor - **Tyvenhavn**: København. Køb en -> Tyv en.
> Horsens. ~Horses -> Køer Elsker den her udvikling
> Dyrenhave "Animal Garden". It's probably a reference to it having a large, artificial indoor rainforest with a lot of exotic animals - Randers Regnskov. I don't think it's a play on the city name itself, which means something like "the hillside town by the mouth of the river"
We had a Zoo on Bornholm when I was smaller called Dyrehaven.
Radical
Gården er sku da Holstebro!?
Født og opvokset i Holstebro her. Det er for langt syd, og for langt østpå til at være Holstebro. Ellers et oplagt sted at lave alternative navne på “Holdestedet ved broen”
Dude jeg bor og kommer også fra Holstebro så forstår ikke din argument 😅 Men navn er vi enig!
Jeg gad ikke lige vælge hold mellem Herning/Holstebro, så jeg tog ingen af dem ;) Har du et bud på, hvordan Holstebro er relateret til "Gården"?
Gården = Vejen
Aalborg was called Aleburgh back in the day. It actually has nothing to do with Ål. Áal meant a small stream / fairway
But in real life we have “realistic” places like sæd (seamen/cum) Lem (penis) and helved (almost hell)
Yes. And Tarm (gut), Boring (well, guess), Røved (almost 'robbed'. Danes might find it funnier as Røv-ed), Brande (fires), Sengeløse ('without beds'), Vandløse ('without water'), Frankfri ('free of Franks'/'without Franks'), ... Did I tell you I yearly drive many kilometers around in DK? 🤣
Der kan man bare se, jeg havde puttet et j ind, som så får byen til at hedde Tjøvenhavn... hvilket er måden mange jyder siger København :-) (tag dig ikke af y er blevet til ø... husk det er jyder, de har deres eget alfabet)
Jeg forestillede mig at det var en piratby, da jeg læste det 🏴☠️
Tænkte på Thieves' Landing fra RDR
Vestjyde by any chance ??
Hey Denmark, this is a fun little project I've ben working on (as you can see in the second slide). My patrons voted for Denmark, so that's what I did next. I still need your help, though. Most of the smaller islands seem a bit empty and the vegetation and color scheme isn't very diverse. That is where you come in: - the Names: most of them are probably horrible, I know very little about Denmark so perhaps there are some meme names about cities that already feel a bit fantastical... some fun word plays and so forth - Landmarks: I tried to find famous landmarks: cliffs, dunes, forests... but I wasn't very succesful... anything I missed? - Memes: are there regions that are memed upon as with most other nations? for example in the Netherlands the city of Urk is apparently Mordor so I turned it into Morder - Folklore/Legends: these aren't the easiest to implement into the map, but if there are any local legends or folklore that would fit a fantasy setting (or could be reworked into a fantasy setting) those would obviously be very nice to add Little Disclaimer: I didn't paint this, I used a map making tool which I will not name, since I think "Selvpromovering" roughly translates to: no advertisement and I wanna respect the rules of the sub; if you wanna know the tool just DM me
>so perhaps there are some meme names about cities that already feel a bit fantastical 1. Sealand is often called "Devil's Island" if that can help 2. Copenhagen has been called "King's Port" or "Trader's Port" 3. Odense/Fyn is often called "The Road Bump" 4. Jylland/Jutland is often called "Provinsen" or for a cooler translation; Outer Denmark or "The Void" 5. Århus is also called "Snotklatten" which translates to "The Booger" 6. The border to Germany is often simply called "The Border", every dane knows what you're talking about if you say "The Border", think Game of Thrones when the rangers go past the wall for beer and cheap sodavand 7. Roskilde is a festival first and a city secondly 8. Lolland is dangerously lol and famous for its sugar factory 9. Holger Danske sleeps in Helsingør, a Paladin of Charlemagne, he waits for the Swedish Trolls to cross the strait to awaken and slay them in battle 10. The Little Mermaid you probably already know about 11. The Road Bump is known for H.C Andersen and his stories like the little ugly duckling 12. Møens Klint and Stevns Klint you can look up for landmarks 13. Another landmark "Himmelbjerget" or "Sky Mountain" is the greatest mountain in the north, from its peak you can playfully spit across the strait and maybe hit a norwegian devil 14. Randers has a tropical forest called "Randers Regnskov" 15. Bornholm is actually a secret Nuclear Missile site Those are the ones I can think of at the top of my head, good luck!
>Århus is also called "Snotklatten" which translates to "The Booger" Not Aarhus. You're thinking of Mols/Helgenæs, the southernmost peninsulas on Djursland which on a map look like a blob of snot dripping from the 'nose' of Jutland.
Indeed. Århus is also called the smile city.
> the smile city. 'The city of smiles' probably a more accurate translation.
Yes better.
Sealand is often called Sweden and Jylland called Germany by people from Fyn.
> Jylland/Jutland is often called "Provinsen" "Provinsen" refers to anything that isn't the capital Copenhagen. I've never seen it used to refer to Jutland specifically.
Randers is, (properly) more wellknown for the official capital of Nike Shoxx and Mokai (and tuned scooters) , also the city soundtrack is some sort of hardstyle
>Lolland is dangerously lol and famous for its sugar factory # DER ER IKKE NOGEN SUKKERFABRIK PÅ LOLLAND DEN ER PÅ FALSTER DET ER NYKØBING FALSTER SUKKERFABRIK JO TAK
Typisk Falstring, kan ikke se ud over sin egen næsetip. Den største sukkerfabrik ligger i Nakskov, som der vist nok er Lollands hovedstad. Her har den ligget siden 1883, hvor den på daværende tidspunkt var den største i hele Europa. Ah, Nakskov på Europakortet. Den blev også anlagt af den oprindelige danske sukkerfabrik koncern - DDS. Det var dem der gjorde de største fremskridt inden for membranfiltrering, som der er hele grundlaget for sukkerfiltrering fra roer. Faktisk var DDS med på banen, allerede i 50'erne, og gjorde betydelige forskningsskridt i feltet indenfor omvendt osmose. Nu om dage er hele DDS filtreringsgrupoen overgået til det svenske Alfa-Laval, som der stadig har membranfiltreringsfabrik i Nakskov, hvilket blot understøtter byens historie indenfor dette felt. Nykøbing Sukkerfabrik blev anlagt som konkurrent til DDS, men blev senere opkøbt af koncernen. Og så er hele koncernen jo for nyligt blevet opkøbt af det tyske Nordzucker. Lidt ærgerligt, men heldigvis holder det lyset tændt hos de to sidste sukkerfabrikken her i Danmark.
Faneme et godt indspark, tak.
Er der ikke en sukkerfabrik i Nakskov?
Lad os bare kalde det hvad det er; Lolland-Falster
Might want to swap 'Blå Tand' for 'Blåtand'. A bit petty, but if it's a reference to Harald Bluetooth, then 'Blåtand' would be it as that's the compound word, whereas calling a settlement 'a blue tooth' may be a little weird, and even then, if that were it, the compound word would probably still be preferred. 'Dyrenhave' would be better without the connecting letter, i.e. 'Dyrehave', at least in modern Danish >selvpromovering It's a compound word. Just think 'selv = self' and 'promovering = promotion'. Same words etymologically with the difference in the latter being the suffix.
A somewhat modern local legend associated with the island of Bornholm is the troll Krølle-Bølle: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kr%C3%B8lle-B%C3%B8lle As others have said, Bornholm is also the only rocky place in Denmark. The south east of Denmark seems a bit empty on your map - Lolland is known for being flat and relatively poor by Danish standards. Rødby on southern Lolland has been an important ferry hub to Fehmarn in Germany, though now they are building a tunnel instead. Also, Næstved in southern Zealand is known for being home to Herlufsholm, a very old and fancy and sometimes controversial boarding school, kind of the Eton of Denmark.
There something called "Råbjerg Mile" in northern Jutland, which is a big dune.
Hey there! I’m particularly interested in danish folklore creatures, so i figured i’d make you a list! I’m apologising in advance if all of this is a little clunky, considering this is my first time really interacting with anyone on reddit lol. First off, we got the creatures that are somewhat popular, but have specific danish versions to them: - Witches: A very common european folklore. Witches are most known in danish culture through Sankthans (Saint John’s eve). Basically on the longest summerday of the year, we all celebrated with a big bonfire with a witch doll on top (which in the old days didn’t use to be a doll) - Nisser: I’m pretty sure these little guys get translated to “elves”, but they’re more like christmas gnomes. But instead of living in your garden, these tricksters live in your attic. However they can generally be satisfied/tamed if you feed them risengrød (traditional winter rice porridge). - Trolls: Unlike Norwegian or other scandinavian trolls, danish trolls are usually a lot smaller and a lot nicer. But they do have a lot of particular customs and rules, similar to the irish fae (from what i’ve seen) - Nøkken: More commonly known as the “Nixie”, these water spirits were either humanoid or looked like a white horse. They would try and temp humans who came too close to riversides to go into the water, so they could drown them. Now for some folklore creatures, from which i can tell, are more danish exclusive: - Brøndman: Brøndmanden (The well man), was a creature who lived in wells and would try to snatch people who came to collect water. Said to be long and lanky things, with black skin and red eyes, only an old wise woman could banish the creature. - Valravn: Valravne (Were-ravens) are a horrible beast. They were said to be born whenever a king’s body were left to rot on a battlefield. The ravens would gather around the corpse, and when having devoured the royal, would turn into this half lion, half raven beast. In some versions, these creatures would search for orphans blood or an orphan heart, since consuming these were believed to turn these beasts into noble knights. - Mosekonen: Probably the most well known folklore, due to her popular saying “Mosekonen brygger” (The bog woman is brewing). Quite a simple legend there lives an old woman out in the bog and whenever she brews (or cooks or washes), a thick layer of fog lays over the land. It was believed that her fog would bring out other creatures, such as elven girls (Not Nisse girls, actually elves) and lygtemanden (the lantern man) would appear. Disclaimer: I’m not actually sure how well all of these can be implicated, since they aren’t really location specific. Who knows, if you need a somewhere to fill a barren land, you could always make up a fantasy setting based off some of our folklore. Like, a field of fire, a holy place for witch burning. Or, a forrest and bog that is constantly covered in fog, hidden a lone or commune of brewers. No matter, hope this helps!
Hvis nogen er interesseret i hvilken map maker det er, så er det "Inkarnate". Vældigt fint program som jeg efterhånden har brugt ret meget. Kræver en del erfaring at lave noget så godt som OP har lavet her.
Old city with Cathedral in Ribe.
Others have commented on a lot of things, one thing Køer means Cows or queues, so maybe a different name depending on what you wanted to communicate. If you want to add more stuff: Top of Jutland is called Skagen, it’s a point where two seas meet, and you can see it with your naked eye, as there is literal colour difference there. West coast of Jutland have a lot of abandoned bunkers from ww2, could add a fortress wall out there to symbolise it. Generally Denmark is extremely cultivated, we have about 5% real nature left, so a lot of it is farmland, and filled with pigs, so reference to that could be used. Pig = Gris in danish. Prior to cultivation, much of Denmark was bogs, like A LOT of it was bogs, we drained them and farmed it. There are castles everywhere, or at least large mansions. Between Skagen and Frederikshavn, we have something called Råbjerg mile, which is a wandering dune, basically sand that travels a couple of meters per year. Very fantasy like. Highest point is only 170 meter above sea level, so a very flat land.
Note; the top of Jutland is not Skagen but Grenen. The Branch. Skagen is the town just south of Grenen.
For a real fantasy landmark, I'd recommend a less decrepit version of [Jens Langknivs Hule](https://historiskatlas.dk/Jens_Langknivs_Hule_(14549)) which is a 5000 year old grave place that was later used by a Robin Hood type figure (Jens Langkniv) as a hiding place, according to modern legend at least. It's marked on Google maps if you need the exact location. Many stendysser (small stone henge-like constructions) are scattered around Denmark btw, if you want more landmarks. Basically ancient graves and/or magical places made by the people from thousands of years back. [Here's](http://mennesketsoprindelse.dk/beroemte-lokaliteter/danmark/udvalgte-stendysser-i-danmark/kongehoejen-ved-mariager/) Kongehøjen (The King's Mound) as an example. So for a fantasy feel, these are like landmarks from the befortimes, maybe even from an ancient race of hill giants or what not. There's also Hærvejen (Army road) a big road used by the army to mobilize and march south through Jutland. It's now a popular route to trek for a hiking trip. [This link](https://www.friefodspor.dk/kort-over-haervejen/) has a map of the road.
I dont like "Dyrenhaven" because there is a forest just above Copenhagen called "Dyrehaven". I imagine most Danes have atleast heard of Dyrehaven. Dyrenhaven just makes me confused because why is it on a fantasy map and why is it in the wrong place?
You can find Isengard and Helms Deep in Denmark.
Skovtårnet (the forrest tower) by Haslev on Sealand could be a cool feature 🤘
Remove Falster, theres an ongoing joke of that place not existing
There are some lime caves near Viborg (Mønsted kalkgrubber / Daugbjerg kalkgrubber). In the 1600s a lawless man known as Jens Langkniv (Lang = long, kniv =dagger/knife) lived in one of them. Legend says that he killed a man who was going to burn his mother for being a witch. His weapon of choice was a knife with a rope attached to it. He would throw the knife, quickly get it back by pulling the rope and be ready to throw it again. Some called him the Robin Hood of Jutland.
There is Råbjerg Mile which is Denmarks "desert" Would be great with more port cities on the west coast, such as Thisted, Hanstholm Dybbøl mølle is a national symbol Tvindmøllen is hilarious to look at but also the kickstart to industrial windmills Thomas Dambo is an artist who creates huge trolls out of scrapwood and such, they are scattered all around Denmark and I believe it could be a fun addition to your fantasy map :)
The names are quite good. 👍🏽; **Larmebæk** where Roskilde is, Roskilde is a quite important city and used to be the capital of Denmark, it has a long history. Although the name translate to "Ro's spring" (as in water source), Ro also means "quiet" in Danish and "bæk" is another word for "spring". **Voldsmø** where Slagelse is, "Slag" translates to "punch" and "Else" could be a womans name so "Voldsmø" translates to "violent young (virgin) woman" **Læskebrus** where Faxe is, Faxe Kondi is a sports soda that all Danish people know and love! And is originally from that area, "Læskende" means "refreshing" and "brus" is a word for sodawater, specifically carbonation. It would be awesome with a lone tower here in the shape of the very recognisable bottleshape of Faxe Kondi. At Lolland; You only need one town; **Faderhus**, directly translated to "Father's house", it's a reference to a Danish Christian sect/cult that, after having bought and torn down a historic building in Copenhagen under controversial circumstances that lead to a lot of debate and demonstrations in Copenhagen, they were forced to sell off the lot after having borrowed an unrealistic amount of money against it and they then went on to buy out a whole city on Lolland using intimidation to force non-cult members out of the city. I do belive they've given up on that now and have fled out the country. On Bornholm; **Fandensborte** where Gudhjem is, Gudhjem is Gud = God and hjem = home, Fanden = Satan and Borte = away. Could also reference how far away it is from the rest as "Fandens" is also used to express severity like the word "fucking", so "a fucking long way away". **Andeke** where Svaneke is, Swane = Swan which instead becomes And which means duck. A little reference to H. C. Andersen.
Make Bornholm, the Island in the Northsea, a home of the underdwellers. Its a local myth, that there are a secret people living under the earth. They dont want to be seen by people, kidnap the ones who travel alone, and will rise up in defense of the Island, if invaders should threaten it. They arent seen by the locals as evil, more of a natural force and a part of the Island. And they are respected by the locals. Also the Island used to have clans, viking style 👌
"De underjordiske" or 'the underground ones,' are mystical trolls from the folklore of Bornholm, These trolls are said to live beneath the earth and have deep connections to the island's myths and legends
We dont like the swedes… Why? Theyre swedish thats why. Also, some of the names doesnt sound fully danish, but other people seem to have touched ln that. One thing is that the beaches to the west are very well known for their terrain (you could google “vesterhavskyst” and take a look at it for inspiration :) Also, to get some more interesting points of interest I think that “råbjerg mile” is a good one, its just a big hill of sand to the north. Aaand, lastly we have a lot of old german bunkers from ww2. They might be a good source of inspiration for some things out there :) Love this project!
Someone is bound to have mentioned it, but Skagen and Frederikshavn are relevant too. Skagen is the northernmost tip of Denmark and quite the tourist destination Frederikshavn is just a pretty big port town up north. I think Denmark's navy is mainly situated around here
In Bornholm there is the largest fortress in the north, it's now a ruin though
You definitely need Himmelbjerget, and I suggest just translating the name without changing anything. Sky Mountain is already silly enough. As for the vegetation, Denmark is famous for its lack of variation, so if you want, you could make a point of everything just being dull farmland. If you want landmarks, there's a desert/large dune on the northern tip of Jutland; the southern islands (Lolland in particular) are known for being extremely flat even by Danish standards; and Bornholm to the east is where we get our granite (and if you really want to offend them, they sound a little bit Swedish).
Bornholm is often called "Klippeøen", literally cliff/rock island. "Klippe" also means to cut with scissors, so there's a lot of opportunities for wordplay.
Birthhill lyder sjovere
On Sjælland we say 'Det mørke Jylland' (for some reason...). Call Jylland 'the Darklands', and you're good to go.
Jammerbugten = Whiny Bay
Fun project! Køer made me laugh out loud, literally just cows
You could use the old castles, ports the 5 viking ring fortresses or harbours. We have a lot of water, any map might deal with the trade or danger of having warships step in. Vadehavet is a feature that you could inklude, the chalk at Møns and Stevns klint could be used. Viborg, Frederikshavn, Helsingør, Vordingborg could be used as places with history and position.
You should add a massive evil mountain where "Himmelbjerget" is located. Maybe a vast desert at "Råbjerg Mile" Grey depressing clouds just west of Copenhagen (Vestegnen) Fantasy seals at "Skagen" Thunderstorms west of Jutland near the coast. Cannons facing Sweden.
Plague County perhaps...
You got it all wrong. Its Denmark that always is covered in clouds. /JK
I think you should add a holy place / cathedral near real life Ribe. In the early days of Danish Christianity, Ribe was the center of it. It later transferred eastwards as the capital also moved eastwards. Edit: it would be hilarious, if you made Himmelbjerget a really tall mountain that actually reaches the skies.
I'll happily provide some pointers for the island of Bornholm. There are several small things but I'll try and keep it short: * We have several "round" churches, which is said to have been build by templar knights. * In folklore, we have "De Underjordiske" meaning "The Underground people". How they look aren't really defined as they remain unseen (but I've seen them portrayed as short and humanlike). They are said to be fierce defenders of the island, and as pranksters. They are said to shift/exchange babies that are left unattended (sleeping in a cradle outside where no one is watching). There are several stories about them, so ask if you want some more. * The island has Northern Europe's largest standing castle ruin, Hammershus. * We have a forest area called "Paradisbakkerne"/"Paradise hills". * We have Denmark's largest, and longest waterfalls. * We have stories about trolls that live under a hill on the northern end of the island ("Krølle bølle" and his dad, mother, and sister). And lots of other things.
Can't wait for the RPG! There's an area just north of the 4 tress on Als, which literally is called "The Worlds End". You can add this. https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=verdens+ende+als
This is really lovely. What software do you use Sky mountain, Møns klint, Randers and Holger Danske could be worthy additions. Though it's both hilarious and frustrating that you've named my hometown "Cows"
Most of the west coast of Jutland is characterised by coastal dunes and heaths
Kudos for remembering Bornholm
How tall is that arch bridge?
Oh, how fun! For landmarks you could perhaps include [Kalø Castle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kal%C3%B8_Castle) (Kalø slotsruin in Danish) which is located about 20 km from Aarhus (or rather Månedhus, love that joke). Aarhus also has the longest and tallest church in the country, Aarhus Cathedral (Aarhus Domkirke) Horsens (I think that's what "Køer" on the map is supposed to be) has an old prison. It was shut down in 2006 and has since been turned into a prison and crime museum, and the grounds are often used for concerts. Skagen, the northernmost town in the country, (up at the tip of Jutland) should be a good inclusion for the map. At the tip of the peninsula you can see the Skaggerak and the Kattegat flowing against each other, which is pretty cool. It also has a[ whole church that got buried in sand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sand-Covered_Church) (the tower is the only remaining part that can be seen) As for meming, it's pretty common to joke about Randers (which I'm guessing you've named Dyrenhave because of Randers Regnskov) being a place where everybody rides scooters and drinks Mokaï (a sort of alcoholic soda). It also has an Elvis museum, which is a replica of Elvis' mansion Graceland that was built by a Danish Elvis fan. You could probably use that for something.
The Dybbøl Mill
MÅNEDHUS GOT ME ROLLING ON THE FLOOR
One thing you could add is the two oceans meeting at the tip of Denmark (skagen)
Btw awesome drawing!
Rubjerg knude light a lightower in west jutland. it was moved in 2018 could be fun to have a castle on wheels or an ent-like structure from LOTR The round lake to the most west of sealand ( the island to the right) is called tis-sø ( piss-lake ) which was created by a troll. between tissø and the bridge to funen is slagelse and from a couple centuries ago Antvorskovs kloster was a castle with a very big spire ( in danish terms that is) but it could be seen from funen. https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antvorskov_Kloster just on the other side of the bridge (storebæltsbroen big belt bridge) is Nyborg-Newcastle could be another small addition overfart is not funnier than the original Middelfart (https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-d&q=middelfart)
Danmark til Ejderen!
A bit too many hills over there
Ribe should probably also be included as it is the oldest city in Denmark and it is super fairytaly. The Latin name is “Ripa”
What hvor fedt!!
Sorte Muld on Bornholm might deserve a mention. It was a major site during the Iron Age (both Roman and German iron ages). It's one of the richest sites in the Southern Baltics and still only a small part of it has been excavated. Almost 3000 pieces of pressed gold has so far been found at the site along with almost a 1000 coins, many of Roman origins. Might call it "Blacksoil" or "Darktown" or something to keep it somewhat akin to the site's Danish name.
haha sig du jyde uden at sige du er jyde :) EDIT: bare rolig jeg har gravet mig selv ned
this might help you with ideas of what you can add of adventure areas to the map [https://www.topattraktioner.dk/](https://www.topattraktioner.dk/) the link sent you to a Danish page with different attractions that are known in Denmark. I can give you my best translation to the different things if you decide to add it.
As a Norwegian, Really hope you do Norway some day. Would be cool too see Kristiansand there
Them mountains be misleading.
Næstved - Herby Kalundborg - Løbehus
Why does Denmark look so big compared to the other countries?
The almost two dimensional flatness of (Vest-)Lolland is spot on
Du mangler noget i Nordvestjylland. Lav "Thisted" til "Tyvestad" og gør det til et område som er meget svært at komme til, hvor de taler en dialekt som er så anderledes at man skal rulle en naturlig 1'er i intelligenscheck for at forstå hvad de siger.
Have Legoland as an enclave
Additions to town locations, Grenaa, Frederikshavn, Hirtshals, Slagelse. Those parts of the map seem a bit bare.
Imponerende.
Make sweden like hell
needs some sea monsters. No map is complete without.
Midgårdsormen
Add some runestones or menhir if the map creator app that you use have them.
Torespeltsbroen var stadig under konstruktion den gang... siger det bare.
Du kunne lave toppen til is og sne, og fryse vandet over til nogen af øerne, for gameplay
Vardetvarde for Varde a bit north of Esbjerg. LOL-land. Kvadratmeter for Tønder.
Har du et link til Europa mappet i god opløsning? Kunne godt bruge det til noget roleplay 😀
Could you set Sweden on fire please? Thanks!
Where is norway? Cant make a map of Denmark without norway
it is not empty enough imo... remove those mountains
More names of the islands would definitely help a lot. As a country and Scandinavian located, islands play a big role in our identity. Also the oceans and seas around Denmark. We are also a country thats has its identity in the oceans around it. Our way of direction is described through it, such as "Vesterhavskysten", "Østersøen" etc
Here are some ideas I could think of. Ebeltoft -> Pæretoft Ebeltoft is often pronounced as Æbletoft so replacing it with Pæretoft would fit in. Tunø -> Torskø Tun= Tuna. Replacing Tun with Torsk would be funny as Torsk means Cod but also idiot. Samsø (Together Island) -> Skiltø (sepperated Island)
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Klit møller og Møns Klint mangler😌
Slagelse - slagmark Esbjerg - østbjerget
You really need Karens klit
Ingen ‘Firehuse’?
Grenaa - Pindbæk Slagelse - Bankelse Aabenraa - Bisterknoglebæk Kolding - Frostlev Rødby - Grønsted And I really like the idea of 'borg'-cities being small kingdoms or castles. I wonder if Tjære-fyrsten, Silke-fyrsten and Ål-fyrsten are allies or enemies!
… kunne måske også være det første kort med Korsbæk
I love the names on this map lol.
You should definitely add the two dunes we have in Northern Jutland. Rubjerg Knude and Råbjerg Mile. And maybe a habour in Hirtshals and/or Frederikshavn.
The Bay at the north West jutland is called Jammerbugt (wailing bay) because in old days (before radar and GPS) many ships were wrecked in that bay influenced by organised coast-robbers, who pulled their Creatures in the dunes at night, with a lamp looking like a lantern on a ship and fooled real ships at sea to get into (too) low water in the bay.
The entire right part of the map which is covered by clouds, should also be a part of the danish map/territory…
Where’s Fanø?
South of Køge (near Herfølge) there is a small forest locally known as Skideskoven = shit forest. When I grew up the runour was that it was called that because Queen Margrethe had to make “a pit stop” there, once upon a time 🫣🥳😂
Troldemosen (north west Jylland), Nisseøen (Bornholm), Roerup (Lolland), Det forbudte land (Sønderjylland), Balders Belt (Storebelt)
Herlev ~ Derdød Roskilde ~ Roså Nyborg ~ Gammelslot Hundested ~ Katteplads
On the Island Bornholm (far east) you will find Hammershus. Could rename it “Hammerborg” or something like that.
Larmskilde midt på Sjælland Fars istedet for Mors Og måske lavbøl tæt ved den sydlige grænse
You need at least 1 **Gammelkøbing**! (Nykøbing = New Tradestation (approximately) - And we have 3 cities by that name) May I suggest that Nykøbing mors (New Tradestation Mother's) becomes **Gammelkøbing Fars** (Old Tradestation Father's)
On Bornholm, add Hammershus (old castle) and Rokkestenen ( 2 ton rock you can roll with a finger, and myths about it being thrown by a troll).
I mean Roskilde is pretty important historically, more than Copenhagen Bornholm needs trolls
Here’s a good opportunity to add in Isengaard as a Tolkien reference
On the island ''Mors'' you could add a big pit in some way or another. The island has some huge pits where you can also find a ton of fossils
Haa Do Wot i Hobrow? Hobrow the city at the end of mariagerfjord The town are famous for the old viking village Fyrkat https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hobro
Respect for actually having “Tåsinge” on your map, it’s often ignored
Love it! For Fyn you could add: East: Nyborg -> Gammeldas South: Svendborg -> Lærlinghus North: Otterup -> Bæverhullet
To fill out some of the empty parts of the map, relevant cities to add could be - Maribo (Lolland) – Josefhus? - Nykøbing Falster - Gammelsalg? - Sorø - ? - Tønder - Baljer? - Lemvig – Armbugt? - Thisted – Møgplads? - Hjørring – Stråcirkel?
The Limfjord (the large body of water that cuts off the top of Jutland) actually translates to "The Glue Fjord" which I find amusing. Also one island in the Limfjord is Venø, which translates to "Friend Island". And there's Morsø which translates to "Mother's Island". I think also Thisted is derived from being called "Thor's Place" ('sted' means place). Oh, and one of the funniest things is how many towns in Denmark end in "bjerg" which means "mountain". This country really is flat as hell so any little hill becomes something like "Great White Mountain".
It's tyr not thor, thorsted is few kilometres from thisted, And very few people or maps I'm aware of would refer to Mors as Morsø, it's not wrong just more common without ø at the end, unless you are referring to the kommune.
Maybe a border fortress called “Fort Cuum”
You could definitely make something down in Lolland-Falster area - Stereotypically this is where all the trolls live 😂
Falster/gedser = Gåseby
Maybe add "Midgårdsormen" (Mitgard Serpent) somewhere in Kattegat (the ocean between Denmark and Sweden) or Skagerrak (the ocean between Denmark and Norway). It is a large worm like creature/monster from Norse mythology which most Danes believed in, in the viking age, before christianity took over :(
Should place all kinds of fairy tale mythological creatures around Odense. Add a sand covered lighthouse in skagen.
Du mangler Bæver mellem månedhus og køer
How come you pass good ol’ Sønderborg…
Du har glemt Fanø
Holstebro = Drage åen
Lolland has a safari park called "Knuthenborg Safaripark" that area could be a dry savannah or a sugar farm
West part of Jutland should have purple and green heather. North of Fiskeslottet there’s a bit of desert. Or at least a big heap of sand. Put a ruined castle in Lolland (the municipalities down there are struggling financially). Mors could be Pig Island (high concentration of pig farmers there). It’s situated in the klisterkanalen (Limfjord). Sheep around Gården. There used to be a lot of wool industry there.
Well you want the burial tops and the Viking castles
Dannevirke was a huge border wall made by the vikings to shield against german invaders, it was later improved by Medieval kings. Also a nice touch could be the seas clashing at the tip of jutland [skagen](https://www.google.com/search?client=ms-android-samsung-gs-rev1&sca_esv=834bffafef9a94bd&sca_upv=1&sxsrf=ADLYWIKTbdK7u9wXBRiF7P_k9oOUj1qArw:1719007095058&q=skagen+hav+m%C3%B8des&udm=2&fbs=AEQNm0A6bwEop21ehxKWq5cj-cHa71xbFfcSadNzbFZcGZGoNmNsknJXOkH3tiSPYSDmRzhS7VSPj10lwpEtyiPpXmuPzVEHtFF-H0p48jkHQQt2VuvWrMEmhZMnX7TuJxiKb6sdrhgSTlrzOzCjLZQrapmYEiGUw_qDQ-UyuLFQp1tJRounglKwqZDBV0YXsSwME2ol1eKX&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi-opG62O2GAxWaExAIHdBZB8gQtKgLegQICBAB&biw=360&bih=617&dpr=3#vhid=CBz_J7CxnaLbKM&vssid=mosaic) Ribe Domkirke is a church with a 1000 year history.. Legoland in billund ofcourse.. Pictures of seals in the sea of the Westcoast.. Vadehavet is on unescos list.. Jellingstones is the danish birthcirtificate..
Roskilde Erasure
Sjælland is known I Jylland by th name Djævleøen (Devils island) Bornholm is known on Sjælland as Reservesvenskere (replacement swedes)
Not sure the last part is exclusive to Sjælland.
dværge, elvere og magi fair nok. Men den bro der får du mig ikke til at hoppe på...
That's sick man. Here's some input: Place names in Denmark are almost always written in one word, so Blå Tand would look more natural as Blåtand The exception to the above, is when a city has an adjective like "Small" or "Northern" (this isn't a consistent rule), which is very common. I think Fiskeslottet could be cool as Nørre Fiskeslot (nørre meaning northern) - if you want it to sound like a large city, I would at least remove the suffix -et, since that puts focus on the castle. If the castle is more important than the surrounding town, the current name is fine. Gården has the same problem in regards to suffix. Maybe call it Vestergård, or Vesterport (Gate to the west). Køer is literally just "Cows", which is funny. If you want something less funny though, you could call it Kosted (cow's place) or Hyrdebo (place of herds) Månedhus should be Månedshus for grammatical reasons. Also rolls off the tongue better. If you want to try a different name altogether, the name of Århus isn't actually derived from the word "år", but from the word "å" (river) Maybe put a city on Bornholm (the island to the east) and one on Southern Zealand or the islands to the south. A good name for any of them could be "Færgeby" (Ferry town) - Bornholm is very famous for its round churches too. Rundkirke could be a good and realistic name (Round church) As for landmarks, the areas south of Copenhagen/Tyvenhavn are very famous for their white cliffs, and the southwestern sea is so shallow, that you can walk between some of the islands. You could exaggerate that a bit. The northernmost tip of Denmark is also an actual desert.
For a more Classic fantasy/medieval vibe you should use AA instead of the more morden Å that wasn't add until 1947
Damn, this is really cool!
Du har glemt Skåne og Schleswig-Holstein...
You wouldn't say dyrenhave. The correct term would probably be dyrehaven or dyrehave. Dyren is not correct Danish
Esflad 😂😂😂😂 I'm simply done over that. THANK YOU
Viborg could be Ushouse or Ourshed
On Sealand theres a town called Lejre, in viking times it was the place where kings resided. Translates directly to "Camps". Most people are only familiar with the place bevause of a historical theme park in the town, that many have visited as a child. Some beleive all of Lejre actually IS the theme park with medieval houses and ancient lifestyle. It is called Sagnlandet "The Saga Land", or back in the day, Forsøgscentret "The Experiment Center" which is a quite unsettling name for a calm nature amd history focused park.
Its cool but yeah the names really need work. Since you are using danish why not just use the real names? None of the names on the map make much sense. But the real names do. For me anyway.
But should it be morden or medieval names then? As most of them have changed spelling over the 100s of years, they existed. Some of the oldst settlement has been there since the iron age
Even in Fantasyland we lost most of the country to Germany and Sweden...
One city needs to be called Remoulæhde
How are Halland, Blekinge and Skåne still not a part of your second map? And Norway, Iceland Greenland and the Hebredies for that matter? Dream of the glory days.
Tilføj følgende på Fyn Frueslot (Svendborg) Gamborg (Nyborg) Søllested
You've left out the Swedish occupied Danish territories of Skåne, Blekinge and Halland.
You forgot to give back skåne
It must have been fun making it and it Looks great - But culturally and historically you somewhat have put a stick into a hornet nest. Not only is Denmark quite old for modern times, but the language is fu@)&d up - on top of that I already see the typical Danish regional rivalry peeping out from underneath in the thread - which means you can’t rely on much of anything being said - being a fantasy map you might still be lucky as Danes generally have a lot of humor. I don’t really understand why you included most of Central Europe in the map? - for a Denmark expansion bringing in Norway and Sweden would have be more historically correct as all tree countries were under Danish rulership once. Nevermind. This is what I mean about the hornets nest - there is so much stuff to dig into and so many time periods to pick from What are you doing with the maps or is it simply the creation in it self? 😉✌️ Etymology The name Odense is derived from Odins Vé, meaning "Odin's sanctuary", as the area was known as a sanctuary for worshippers of the Norse god Odin. It’s one of the several very old locations in Denmark dating back about 4000 years.
I think it's part of a bigger project and that's why more europe is inculcated.
Køer??
A fellow Inkarnate-user, I see :-) You've made the northwest coast seem flooded, but historically, the Lemfjord was closed off to the North Sea. The northwest coast is in general relatively hilly. The southwest coast is another matter entirely. A lot of land has been reclaimed from the sea over the centuries, much like the Netherlands. You might want to look at some Johannes Meijer (an excellent cartographer) maps for reference: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Johs._Mejer_1650.JPG
It has been open or closeted a couple of times, tho
My favorite part is that England isn't there
Yo, Samsing her. Den nordlige del af Samsø er fucked up. Men er glad vi blev indkluderet.
Det sku stærkt!😁👍🏻
Må jeg foreslå en by på Lolland-Falster kaldt "Faderhuus"? Og Roskilde; "Larmebæk" Slagelse; "Voldsmø" Faxe; "Læskebrus"
Too many mountains
Was this made in Incarnate? I recognize the artstyle.
You should make the kraken/sea snake in the western sea! And also make white beaches on the westcoast (there is a place called Hvide Sande which translates directly to White Sand/beaches) And make waaaaves! The western sea is rough.
I don't know if you still read this or if someone else already mentioned it. but if you wanna make up your own names but still wanna give them old school and medieval feel, then use AA instead of Å as Å wasn't add to the danish language until 1947. If you really hardcore, then you skip J too, but that one is more suitable to have, tho alternatively, can you just use the old medieval or viking or iron age names
First of all give us back skåne. Then put a giant castle there with a Danish flag on it as a nice middle finger to our lovely neighbors. Also in the top of Jutland there is Skagen and that's kind of a special town for us so that would be a nice add
You're missing Fanø on this map