The ''Annals of Lund'' (

Latin Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power ...

: ''Annales Lundenses'', Danish: ''Lundeårbogen'') is a Latin set of

annals Annals ( la, annāles, from , "year") are a concise historical record in which events are arranged chronologically, year by year, although the term is also used loosely for any historical record. Scope The nature of the distinction between ann ...

written in Lund around 1250–1307. Several

manuscript A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand – or, once practical typewriters became available, typewritten – as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced ...

copies have survived to the modern day. The text is composed of two parts: the first part is based on earlier works, including the '' Chronicon Lethrense'', and discusses events from

antiquity Antiquity or Antiquities may refer to: Historical objects or periods Artifacts *Antiquities, objects or artifacts surviving from ancient cultures Eras Any period before the European Middle Ages (5th to 15th centuries) but still within the histo ...

to 1256; the second part includes events from every year until 1307. This portion is unique to the ''Annals of Lund'' and primarily deals with Danish politics. The topics include the Norwegian King Erik’s offensive in Denmark and

Erik Menved Eric VI Menved (1274 – 13 November 1319) was King of Denmark (1286–1319). A son of King Eric V and Agnes of Brandenburg, he became king in 1286 at age 12, when his father was murdered on 22 November by unknown assailants. On account of his age ...

's marriage with Ingeborg of Sweden in 1296. Additionally, the

Battle of Gestilren The Battle of Gestilren took place on July 17, 1210. The battle was fought between the exiled King of Sweden Sverker and the ruling King Eric X. Sverker had been beaten in the previous Battle of Lena, but returned with new forces. Sverker was howe ...

in Sweden in 1210 and the 1256 destruction of Refshaleborg fort on

Lolland Lolland (; formerly spelled ''Laaland'', literally "low land") is the fourth largest island of Denmark, with an area of . Located in the Baltic Sea, it is part of Region Sjælland (Region Zealand). As of 1 January 2022, it has 57,618 inhabitan ...

are described.Thit Birk Petersen:
Refshaleborg - Borgen på øen i søen
Museum Lolland-Falster. Hentet 17/8-2015 There are three surviving copies of the ''Annals of Lund''. One is found at the

Erfurt Erfurt () is the capital and largest city in the Central German state of Thuringia. It is located in the wide valley of the Gera river (progression: ), in the southern part of the Thuringian Basin, north of the Thuringian Forest. It sits ...

Library in Germany and the other two are part of the Arnamagnæan Manuscript Collection in the Royal Library in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

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