Editing Christiern Pedersen (section)

==Gesta Danorum==
[[File:Saxo Chr P front version 001.jpg|150px|thumb|right|Title page of [[Danorum Regum heroumque Historiae]], Paris 1514]]

He wanted to publish the huge 300-year-old chronicle of Denmark, ''[[Gesta Danorum]]'', written by [[Saxo Grammaticus]], but he had difficulty in gaining access to a manuscript of the work. At that time the most knowledge of this work came from a summary called [[Compendium Saxonis]] located in [[Chronica Jutensis]], dated about 1342. Undoubtedly this is also how Pedersen knew of it.

Pedersen began to send letters to friends all over Denmark, trying to locate a manuscript, but they either did not have one or did not want to release it to him. He finally travelled to Denmark to search through libraries and monasteries, but still could not find one. Unexpectedly a letter arrived from [[Archbishop]] [[Birger Gunnersen]] of [[Lund]] stating that he had found a copy in his district and it would be made available to Pedersen.

With the help of [[Jodocus Badius Ascensius]] (also known as ''Jodocus Van Asche Badius''), whose relationship with Pedersen had now grown to more than just a professional one, they published this first edition, ''editio princeps,'' of the ''Gesta Danorum'', titled [[Danorum Regum heroumque Historiae]], 15 March 1514, in Paris. This is today the oldest known complete copy of Saxo’s ''Gesta Danorum''.