: ▁ 9 2 9 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁ 8 8 3 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁Norway ▁and ▁ 4 7 , 0 0 0 ▁in ▁I cel and ▁ ▁}} ▁ ▁Den mark – N or way ▁( Dan ish ▁and ▁Norwegian : ▁Dan mark – N orge ), ▁also ▁known ▁as ▁ ▁the ▁D ano N or weg ian ▁Real m , ▁the ▁Old enburg ▁Mon archy , ▁or ▁the ▁Old enburg ▁real ms , ▁was ▁an ▁early ▁modern ▁multi - n ational ▁and ▁multi - ling ual ▁real ▁union ▁consisting ▁of ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Den mark , ▁the ▁Kingdom ▁of ▁Norway ▁( including ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁over se as ▁poss essions : ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands , ▁I cel and , ▁Green land , ▁and ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁poss essions ), ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Schles wig , ▁and ▁the ▁Duch y ▁of ▁Hol stein . ▁The ▁state ▁also ▁claimed ▁so vere ig nt y ▁over ▁two ▁historical ▁pe op les : ▁W ends ▁and ▁G utes . ▁Den mark – N or way ▁had ▁several ▁colon ies , ▁namely ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁Gold ▁Coast , ▁the ▁Nic obar ▁Islands , ▁Ser amp ore , ▁Th ar ang amb adi , ▁and ▁the ▁Dan ish ▁West ▁Ind ies . ▁ ▁The ▁state ' s ▁inhabitants ▁were ▁mainly ▁Dan es , ▁Norweg ians , ▁and ▁Germ ans , ▁and ▁also ▁included ▁Far o ese , ▁I cel and ers ▁and ▁In uit ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁over se