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A newsletter about the Number the Stars by Lois Lowry.

Created by: Anna, Ari, and Becca

Borderlands of the Danes By: Becca Denmark’s currency is the Danish krone. The territory of Denmark includes the Faroe Islands and Greenland. The Faroe Islands became a self governing territory within the Danish state in 1948. Denmark’s area is 16,640 square miles.

Religion is not a big deal to the Danes.

“Borderlands of the Danes” is what Denmark means. Denmark’s flag is named Dannebrog.

One of the oldest national flags in the world

is the Dannebrog. The Dannebrog is a red flag with a white Scandinavian cross, the vertical line in the cross is slightly to the left of the flag. The Danish Army’s are known to have used the raven banner, prior to the use of their flag, the Dannebrog.

Denmark possessed great power of the Jutland Peninsula, southern Sweden, and the island Zealand during the time of the Vikings (9th-11th centuries).

For almost 30 years King Canute united Denmark and England in the early 11th century.

Fashion in Denmark in the 1940’s By: Ari

The fashion in Denmark in the1940’s was old fashioned, the women wore dresses and the style of hair was either curled, braided, or in a bun.

Their dresses were very dark colored. They wore stockings under their dresses, and sunhats when it was sunny.

They wore platform shoes or a 1 inch heel.

The women covered most of their skin.

The men were very sophisticated. They mostly wore suits and nice top-hats.

The children wore uniforms to school, the boys wore ties of part of their uniforms; the girls wore grey skirts, blouses and vests.

Immediately after the occupation there were some attempts to start up

The Resistance Group By: Anna

Resistance and Intelligence groups. Intelligence officers from the Danish army, known as “the

The Danish Resistance movement was an underground insurgency movement to resist the German occupation of Denmark during World War 2.The Resistance group was full of stealing and sabotage and they got captured and sometimes killed for their bravery and courage.

princes� channeled reports to London as early as April 13, 1940. Ebbe Munk, a journalist, arranged to be transferred to Stoekholm- the largest city in Sweden- where he could be more easily reported to the British.

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