Denmark’s Culture Minister Per Stig Møller will be receiving an ancient piece of Denmark’s history today when neighbouring Sweden and Denmark swap historical artefacts.
Denmark will receive a 1280 copy of the Jyske (Jutland) Lov. Signed in 1241 by the Danish King Valdemar II, the codex determined laws to be adhered to in Funen and Jutland and down to the Eider River. The codex preamble states: “With law shall the nation be built”, a phrase visible to this day above the Copenhagen District Courthouse.



























