Danish people or Danes are a nation and ethnic group native to Denmark, who speak Danish. This includes people with a Danish ancestral or ethnic identity, whether living in Denmark, emigrants, or the descendants of emigrants, eg: the Danish ethnic minority in Southern Schleswig, a former Danish province. The Danes, as an ethnic group, is part of the larger ethnic group known as Scandinavians. Origins The current Danes are descended from an ancient North Germanic tribe originating and residing i… (More on Danes)