Not sure about the Danish, but I like the new German. It's like an awlpike that has sideswings, as well as a higher damage overhead. Now when I'm playing 2h, I take a German for general battle play, and an HBS for any 1v1 fights that show up. The SoW and GS are both decent alternatives for the old Danish.
Still sad that 1h stabs remain heavily nerfed compared to the pre-spin patch, though. All somebody has to do to force a glance is back up and strafe to the side (assuming they have decent ath). Before, you could consistently land solid hits no matter how your opponent moved.