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Plesner Fragment, a Parchment page from ca. 1275 . One of the 4 fragments remaining, or early copy of, of the original Saxo Gesta Danorum . Ca. 15x13cm. It consists of one page with two written sides.

Found 1877 by ''C. U. A. Plesner'' in Geheime-archive, where it was used as staple-list on Kristianstad Fief taxman-number (skattemandtal) list of 1623 .
Now owned by the Royal Library of Copenhagen .

Royal Library signature: - ''Ny kgl. Saml. Fol. 570''

Correspond to page 811-813 in Peter Erasmus Müller Latin version of ''Gesta Danorum'' from 1839 or page 459.15 – 460.24 in Jørgen Olrik & H. Ræder's Latin version of ''Gesta Danorum'' from 1931.

See also Angers Fragment , Lassen Fragment or Kall-Rasmussen Fragment


REFERENCES

  • ''Apoteker Sibbernsens Saxobog'', C. A. Reitzels Forlag, Copenhagen, 1927.