With the Danish colonization of Greenland by Hans Egede, Danish became the administrative and religious language there, while Iceland and the Faroe Islands had the status of Danish colonies with Danish as an official language up until the mid 20th century.
Danish became the administrative and religious language there. This was with the Danish colonization of Greenland by Hans Egede. Iceland had the status of Danish colonies with Danish as an official language up until the mid 20th century. The Faroe Islands had the status of Danish colonies with Danish as an official language up until the mid 20th century.