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One well known passage of the ''Skånske lov'' is:

:Haui that Skanunga ærliki mææn, toco vithar oræth aldrigh ææn

Which translates into (roughly): "Scanians are honourable men who dislike injustice."

At the end of Codex Runicus is also one of the oldest preserved folk songs with notes, ''Drømte mig en drøm i nat'' (I dreamt a dream tonight), about a girl who dreams about becoming a rich woman. This melody was used as a jingle in Danish Radio for more than 50 years. The text reads:

:Drømde mik en drøm i nat,
:um silki ok ærlik pæl

(I dreamt a dream last night,
of silk and fine fur.)

Codex Runicus has the signature ''AM 28 8vo'' and is stored in Den Arnamagnæanske Samling located in Copenhagen .


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