List of Danish chronicles
Encyclopedia
Danish Chronicles, annals and historical works from antiquity
to medieval times. These books / writings (and others) form the bases of knowledge for early Danish history
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Ancient history
Ancient history is the study of the written past from the beginning of recorded human history to the Early Middle Ages. The span of recorded history is roughly 5,000 years, with Cuneiform script, the oldest discovered form of coherent writing, from the protoliterate period around the 30th century BC...
to medieval times. These books / writings (and others) form the bases of knowledge for early Danish history
History of Denmark
The history of Denmark dates back about 12,000 years, to the end of the last ice age, with the earliest evidence of human inhabitation. The Danes were first documented in written sources around 500 AD, including in the writings of Jordanes and Procopius. With the Christianization of the Danes c...
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Chronicles and historical works
- Brevis Historia Regum Dacie (Sven Aggesen Danmarkshistorie)
- Chronica JutensisChronica JutensisChronica Jutensis also known as Continuatio compendii Saxonis or Chronica Danorum, is a small Danish historical work from the middle of the 14th century, written in Latin....
(Jydske Krønike) - Chronicon LethrenseChronicon LethrenseChronicon Lethrense is a small Danish medieval work from the 12th century, written in Latin.-Themes:...
(Lejrekrøniken) - Chronicon RoskildenseChronicon RoskildenseChronicon Roskildense a small Danish historical work, which except for few yearbooks, is the oldest known attempt to write a coherent account of Danish history by a Danish author, from the time of the introduction of Christianity in Denmark to the author's own time...
(Roskildekrøniken) - Chronica Sialandie 1028-1307 (Yngre Sjællandske Krønike)
- Chronica Sialandie 1308-1366 (Ældre Sjællandske Krønike)
- Compendium SaxonisCompendium SaxonisCompendium Saxonis is a summary located in Chronica Jutensis. It contains a summary of Saxo’s Gesta Danorum, about one-fourth the size of the original. It is written in Latin....
(Saxo kompendia i Jyske Krønike) - Gesta DanorumGesta DanorumGesta Danorum is a patriotic work of Danish history, by the 12th century author Saxo Grammaticus . It is the most ambitious literary undertaking of medieval Denmark and is an essential source for the nation's early history...
(Saxos Danmarkshistorie) - Skibby ChronicleSkibby ChronicleThe Skibby Chronicle is a Danish Latin chronicle from the 1530s found in the church of Skibby in North Zealand. It is anonymous but according to all historians the author is the outstanding humanist Poul Helgesen...
(Skibby-krøniken)
Annales
- Annales ad annum 1290 perducti (Annalistiske Noter, der ender 1290)
- Annales Albiani
- Annales Colbazenses (Colbaz arbogen)
- Annales Dano-Suecani 916-1263 (Dansk-Svensk årbog 916-1263)
- Annales Essenbecenses (Essenbæk årbogen)
- Annales Lundenses (Lunde årbogen)
- Annales Nestvedienses 821-1300 (Den Yngre Næstved årbog)
- Annales Nestvedienses 1130-1228 (Den Ældre Næstved årbog)
- Annales Ripenses (Ribe årbogen)
- Annales Ryenses (Ryd årbogen) (sometimes also known as Chronicon Erici Regis)
- Annales Scanici (Skaanske årbog)
- Annales Slesuicenses (Slesvig årbog 1270)
- Annales Sorani 1130-1300 (Den Yngre Sorø årbog)
- Annales Sorani 1202-1347 (Den Ældre Sorø årbog)
- Annales Waldemariani (Valdemar årbogen)
- Annales 67 –1287
- Annales 980-1286
- Annales 841-1006
- Annales 1095-1194
- Annales 1098-1325
- Annales 1101-1313 (Annaludtog 1101-1313)
- Annales 1246-1265
- Annales 1259-1286
- Annales 1275-1347 (Årbogfragment 1275-1347)
- Annalibus Dano-Suecani 826-1415 (Dansk-Svensk årbog 826-1415)
- Collectanea Petri Olai (Franciskanermunken Peder Olsens Collectanea)
Laws
- Codex HolmiensisCodex HolmiensisCodex Holmiensis is the manuscript of the Danish Code of Jutland, a civil code enacted under Valdemar II of Denmark. The code covered Funen and Jutland down to the Eider River....
(Jyske Lov) - Valdemar's Zealandic Law (Valdemars Sjællandske Lov)
- Erik's Zealandic Law (Eriks Sjællandske Lov)
- Codex RunicusCodex RunicusThe Codex Runicus is a codex of 202 pages written in medieval runes around the year 1300 which includes the oldest preserved Nordic provincial law, Scanian Law pertaining to the Danish land Scania . Codex Runicus is one of the few runic texts found on parchment. The manuscript's initials are...
(Skaanske Lov)
Lists
- Series Regum Danie ex Necrologio Lundensi
- Catalogus Regum Danie
- Series ac breuior historia regum Danie
- Reges Danorum
- Nomina Regum Danorum
- Wilhelmi Abbatis Genealogia Regum Danorum
- Incerti Auctoris Genealogia Regum Daniæ