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The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation (, ) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Danish National Archives (''Rigsarkivet'') in Copenhagen.
''Liber Census Daniæ. Kong Valdemar den Andens Jordebog''
(Copenhagen: Gads Forlag) {{Authority control Chronicles about Denmark Law books 13th-century manuscripts 13th-century books
The Danish Census Book or the Danish book of land taxation (, ) dates from the 13th century and consists of a number of separate manuscripts. The original manuscripts are now housed in the Danish National Archives (''Rigsarkivet'') in Copenhagen.
History
The land registration was commissioned during the reign of King Valdemar II of Denmark (1202–1241). The registry contains notes for practical use in the Royal Chancery of theKingdom of Denmark
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. It consists of a collection of information regarding Royal income and properties. The book is one of the most important sources of information in regard to social conditions and place names during the Middle Ages
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. Many locations in Denmark, northern Germany
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, southern Sweden
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and northern Estonia
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were recorded in writing for the first time.Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). ''Att tolka Svitjod'' 'To interpret Svitjod'' Göteborgs universitet. CLTS. pp 45-47. .
See also
* Codex Holmiensis * History of DenmarkReferences
Further reading
*Jespersen, Knud J. V. (2011) ''A History of Denmark'' (Palgrave Macmillan) *Lauring, Palle (1986) ''A History of Denmark'' (Nordic Academic Press) *Murray, Alan V. (2009) ''The Clash of Cultures on the Medieval Baltic Frontier'' (Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.) * Thunberg, Carl L. (2012). ''Att tolka Svitjod'' 'To interpret Svitjod'' (Göteborgs universitet. CLTS) .External links
*Nielsen, Oluf (red.) (1873''Liber Census Daniæ. Kong Valdemar den Andens Jordebog''
(Copenhagen: Gads Forlag) {{Authority control Chronicles about Denmark Law books 13th-century manuscripts 13th-century books