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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 KingValdemar II of Denmark
Valdemar II Valdemarsen (28 June 1170 – 28 March 1241), later remembered as Valdemar the Victorious () and Valdemar the Conqueror, was King of Denmark from 1202 until his death in 1241.
In 1207, Valdemar invaded and conquered Bishopric of LÃ ...
(1202–1241).
The registry contains notes for practical use in the Royal Chancery of the Kingdom 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
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the 5th to the late 15th centuries, similarly to the post-classical period of global history. It began with the fall of the Western Roman Empire and ...
. 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
''Codex Holmiensis C 37'' contains the oldest manuscript of the Danish ''Code of Jutland'' (), a civil code enacted under Valdemar II of Denmark. The code covered Funen, Jutland, and Schleswig, but they also wanted majority of the city of Kiel, ...
*History of Denmark
The history of Denmark as a unified kingdom began in the 8th century, but historic documents describe the geographic area and the people living there—the Danes—as early as 500 AD. These early documents include the writings of Jordanes and P ...
References
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